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Where is Purtington?

Purtington is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles west of the town of Crewkerne, 31 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 44 miles south of Cardiff, and 127 miles west of London. Purtington lies two miles west of the Dorset border. Purtington falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA20 postcode district. The post town for Purtington is Chard.

Purtington on a map

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

Which county is Purtington in?

Purtington 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 Purtington in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Purtington within Somerset
Location of Purtington within Somerset

What is the postcode for Purtington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Purtington is TA20 4DH.

Where is Purtington in TA20?

Purtington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TA20 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Purtington within TA20
Location of Purtington within TA20

What is the post town for Purtington?

The post town for Purtington is Chard. Purtington is in the TA20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chard.

What is the latitude and longitude of Purtington?

The centre of Purtington is located at position 50.87757° latitude and -2.86595° longitude.

Latitude50.87757°
Longitude-2.86595°

What is the easting and northing of Purtington?

The centre of Purtington is located at the grid reference easting 339172 and northing 109033 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting339172
Northing109033

What are the nearest towns to Purtington?

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

west
3m
Purtington is 3 miles west of Crewkerne
south-east
4m
Purtington is 4 miles south-east of Ilminster
east
4m
Purtington is 4 miles east of Chard
south-west
5m
Purtington is 5 miles south-west of South Petherton
north-west
7m
Purtington is 7 miles north-west of Beaminster
north-east
9m
Purtington is 9 miles north-east of Axminster
north
11m
Purtington is 11 miles north of Lyme Regis
north-west
11m
Purtington is 11 miles north-west of Bridport
south-west
11m
Purtington is 11 miles south-west of Yeovil
south
11m
Purtington is 11 miles south of Langport

What are the nearest cities to Purtington?

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

south-west
25m
Purtington is 25 miles south-west of Wells
east
31m
Purtington is 31 miles east of Exeter
south-west
41m
Purtington is 41 miles south-west of Bath
south
41m
Purtington is 41 miles south of Bristol
south
44m
Purtington is 44 miles south of Cardiff
west
49m
Purtington is 49 miles west of Salisbury
south
49m
Purtington is 49 miles south of Newport
west
64m
Purtington is 64 miles west of Southampton
north-east
66m
Purtington is 66 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
69m
Purtington is 69 miles west of Winchester