Portbury is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, two miles east of the town of Portishead, five miles west of the major city of Bristol, 20 miles east of Cardiff, and 112 miles west of London. Portbury lies roughly one mile north-east of the Bristol border. Portbury falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset. It is in the BS20 postcode district. The post town for Portbury is Bristol.
Portbury 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 |
Portbury is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Portbury is BS20 7TJ.
Portbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS20 postcode district.
The post town for Portbury is Bristol. Portbury is in the BS20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.
The centre of Portbury is located at position 51.47407° latitude and -2.72292° longitude.
Latitude | 51.47407° |
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Longitude | -2.72292° |
The centre of Portbury is located at the grid reference easting 349887 and northing 175259 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 349887 |
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Northing | 175259 |
Position of Portbury relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Portbury to the centre of the town.
Position of Portbury relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Portbury to the centre of the city.