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Where is Penselwood?

Penselwood is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles west of the town of Mere, 21 miles south of the major city of Bath, 46 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles west of London. Penselwood lies just north of the Dorset border. Penselwood falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA9 postcode district.

Penselwood on a map

Map showing extent of Penselwood as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Penselwood
Map showing location of Penselwood within the UK
Location of Penselwood within the UK

Which county is Penselwood in?

Penselwood is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Penselwood in Somerset?

Penselwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of Penselwood within Somerset
Location of Penselwood within Somerset

What is the postcode for Penselwood?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Penselwood is BA9 8LZ.

Where is Penselwood in BA9?

Penselwood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BA9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BA9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Penselwood within BA9
Location of Penselwood within BA9

What is the latitude and longitude of Penselwood?

The centre of Penselwood is located at position 51.07978° latitude and -2.34321° longitude.

Latitude51.07978°
Longitude-2.34321°

What is the easting and northing of Penselwood?

The centre of Penselwood is located at the grid reference easting 376054 and northing 131218 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting376054
Northing131218

What are the nearest towns to Penselwood?

Position of Penselwood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Penselwood to the centre of the town.

west
3m
Penselwood is 3 miles west of Mere
north-east
3m
Penselwood is 3 miles north-east of Wincanton
north-west
4m
Penselwood is 4 miles north-west of Gillingham
south-east
5m
Penselwood is 5 miles south-east of Bruton
east
7m
Penselwood is 7 miles east of Castle Cary
north-west
8m
Penselwood is 8 miles north-west of Shaftesbury
north
8m
Penselwood is 8 miles north of Stalbridge
south
10m
Penselwood is 10 miles south of Frome
north
11m
Penselwood is 11 miles north of Sturminster Newton
south-west
11m
Penselwood is 11 miles south-west of Warminster

What are the nearest cities to Penselwood?

Position of Penselwood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Penselwood to the centre of the city.

south-east
16m
Penselwood is 16 miles south-east of Wells
south
21m
Penselwood is 21 miles south of Bath
west
24m
Penselwood is 24 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
28m
Penselwood is 28 miles south-east of Bristol
west
43m
Penselwood is 43 miles west of Southampton
west
45m
Penselwood is 45 miles west of Winchester
south-east
45m
Penselwood is 45 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
46m
Penselwood is 46 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
54m
Penselwood is 54 miles south of Gloucester
north-east
58m
Penselwood is 58 miles north-east of Exeter