Olveston is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, three miles south-west of the town of Thornbury, nine miles north of the major city of Bristol, 27 miles east of Cardiff, and 106 miles west of London. Olveston lies four miles south-east of the Gwent border. Olveston falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the BS35 postcode district. The post town for Olveston is Bristol.
Olveston 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 |
Olveston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Olveston is BS35 4DP.
Olveston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS35 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS35 postcode district.
The post town for Olveston is Bristol. Olveston is in the BS35 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.
The centre of Olveston is located at position 51.58275° latitude and -2.57702° longitude.
Latitude | 51.58275° |
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Longitude | -2.57702° |
The centre of Olveston is located at the grid reference easting 360116 and northing 187256 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 360116 |
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Northing | 187256 |
Position of Olveston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Olveston to the centre of the town.
Position of Olveston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Olveston to the centre of the city.