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Where is Purton?

Purton is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, four miles north-east of the town of Royal Wootton Bassett, four miles north-west of the major town of Swindon, 57 miles east of Cardiff, and 75 miles west of London. Purton lies four miles south-east of the Gloucestershire border. Purton falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SN5 postcode district. The post town for Purton is Swindon.

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 Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.

Ceremonial CountyWiltshire
Historic CountyWiltshire
Administrative CountyWiltshire

Where is Purton in Wiltshire?

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

Map showing location of Purton within Wiltshire
Location of Purton within Wiltshire

What is the postcode for Purton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Purton is SN5 4AP.

Where is Purton in SN5?

Purton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SN5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SN5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Purton within SN5
Location of Purton within SN5

What is the post town for Purton?

The post town for Purton is Swindon. Purton is in the SN5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swindon.

What is the latitude and longitude of Purton?

The centre of Purton is located at position 51.58841° latitude and -1.86636° longitude.

Latitude51.58841°
Longitude-1.86636°

What is the easting and northing of Purton?

The centre of Purton is located at the grid reference easting 409355 and northing 187737 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting409355
Northing187737

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.

north-east
4m
Purton is 4 miles north-east of Royal Wootton Bassett
south
4m
Purton is 4 miles south of Cricklade
north-west
4m
Purton is 4 miles north-west of Swindon
south-west
7m
Purton is 7 miles south-west of Highworth
south-west
9m
Purton is 9 miles south-west of Fairford
south-east
10m
Purton is 10 miles south-east of Cirencester
east
10m
Purton is 10 miles east of Malmesbury
south-west
10m
Purton is 10 miles south-west of Lechlade-on-Thames
north-east
12m
Purton is 12 miles north-east of Calne
north-west
13m
Purton is 13 miles north-west of Marlborough

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-east
25m
Purton is 25 miles south-east of Gloucester
north-east
26m
Purton is 26 miles north-east of Bath
south-west
29m
Purton is 29 miles south-west of Oxford
east
33m
Purton is 33 miles east of Bristol
north
36m
Purton is 36 miles north of Salisbury
north-east
43m
Purton is 43 miles north-east of Wells
north-west
44m
Purton is 44 miles north-west of Winchester
south
44m
Purton is 44 miles south of Worcester
east
49m
Purton is 49 miles east of Newport
south-east
49m
Purton is 49 miles south-east of Hereford

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