Old Down is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, two miles south-west of the town of Thornbury, nine miles north of the major city of Bristol, 28 miles east of Cardiff, and 105 miles west of London. Old Down lies five miles north-east of the Bristol border. Old Down falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the BS32 postcode district. The post town for Old Down is Bristol.
Old Down is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of South Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | South Gloucestershire |
Old Down is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Old Down is BS32 4PU.
Old Down is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BS32 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS32 postcode district.
The post town for Old Down is Bristol. Old Down is in the BS32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.
The centre of Old Down is located at position 51.58412° latitude and -2.55473° longitude.
Latitude | 51.58412° |
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Longitude | -2.55473° |
The centre of Old Down is located at the grid reference easting 361661 and northing 187397 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 361661 |
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Northing | 187397 |
Position of Old Down relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Old Down to the centre of the town.
Position of Old Down relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Old Down to the centre of the city.