Nailsea is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, four miles south of the town of Portishead, seven miles west of the major city of Bristol, 18 miles east of Cardiff, and 114 miles west of London. Nailsea lies four miles south of the Bristol border. Nailsea falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset. It is in the BS48 postcode district. The post town for Nailsea is Bristol.
Nailsea is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of North Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | North Somerset |
Nailsea is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Nailsea is BS48 1RP.
Nailsea is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS48 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS48 postcode district.
The post town for Nailsea is Bristol. Nailsea is in the BS48 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.
The centre of Nailsea is located at position 51.4333° latitude and -2.75834° longitude.
Latitude | 51.4333° |
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Longitude | -2.75834° |
The centre of Nailsea is located at the grid reference easting 347380 and northing 170751 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 347380 |
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Northing | 170751 |
Position of Nailsea relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Nailsea to the centre of the town.
Position of Nailsea relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Nailsea to the centre of the city.