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Where is Purton?

Purton is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, four miles east of the town of Lydney, 12 miles south-west of the major city of Gloucester, 36 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles west of London. Purton falls within the district council of Stroud, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL13 postcode district. The post town for Purton is Berkeley.

Purton on a map

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

Which county is Purton in?

Purton is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.

Ceremonial CountyGloucestershire
Historic CountyGloucestershire
Administrative CountyGloucestershire

Where is Purton in Gloucestershire?

Purton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Purton within Gloucestershire
Location of Purton within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Purton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Purton is GL13 9HT.

Where is Purton in GL13?

Purton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GL13 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Purton within GL13
Location of Purton within GL13

What is the post town for Purton?

The post town for Purton is Berkeley. Purton is in the GL13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Berkeley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Purton?

The centre of Purton is located at position 51.73641° latitude and -2.44874° longitude.

Latitude51.73641°
Longitude-2.44874°

What is the easting and northing of Purton?

The centre of Purton is located at the grid reference easting 369109 and northing 204284 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting369109
Northing204284

What are the nearest towns to Purton?

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

east
4m
Purton is 4 miles east of Lydney
north-west
6m
Purton is 6 miles north-west of Dursley
south
6m
Purton is 6 miles south of Cinderford
west
7m
Purton is 7 miles west of Stonehouse
north-west
8m
Purton is 8 miles north-west of Wotton-under-Edge
south-east
8m
Purton is 8 miles south-east of Coleford
south
9m
Purton is 9 miles south of Mitcheldean
north
9m
Purton is 9 miles north of Thornbury
west
10m
Purton is 10 miles west of Stroud
west
10m
Purton is 10 miles west of Nailsworth

What are the nearest cities to Purton?

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

south-west
12m
Purton is 12 miles south-west of Gloucester
north
21m
Purton is 21 miles north of Bristol
north
25m
Purton is 25 miles north of Bath
south-east
25m
Purton is 25 miles south-east of Hereford
north-east
26m
Purton is 26 miles north-east of Newport
south
33m
Purton is 33 miles south of Worcester
north-east
36m
Purton is 36 miles north-east of Cardiff
north
37m
Purton is 37 miles north of Wells
west
51m
Purton is 51 miles west of Oxford
north-west
54m
Purton is 54 miles north-west of Salisbury