Petersfield is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, seven miles north-east of the town of Horndean, 16 miles north-east of the major city of Portsmouth, and 50 miles south-west of London. Petersfield lies roughly one mile west of the West Sussex border. Petersfield falls within the district council of East Hampshire, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the GU32 postcode district. The post town for Petersfield is Petersfield.
Petersfield is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.
Ceremonial County | Hampshire |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | Hampshire |
Petersfield is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Hampshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Hampshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Petersfield is GU32 9ZZ.
Petersfield is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GU32 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the GU32 postcode district.
The post town for Petersfield is Petersfield. Petersfield is in the GU32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Petersfield.
The centre of Petersfield is located at position 51.00395° latitude and -0.9377° longitude.
Latitude | 51.00395° |
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Longitude | -0.9377° |
The centre of Petersfield is located at the grid reference easting 474632 and northing 123266 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 474632 |
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Northing | 123266 |
Position of Petersfield relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Petersfield to the centre of the town.
Position of Petersfield relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Petersfield to the centre of the city.