Salisbury is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, three miles east of the town of Wilton, 21 miles north-west of the major city of Southampton, 66 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 79 miles south-west of London. Salisbury lies five miles west of the Hampshire border. Salisbury falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SP1 postcode district. The post town for Salisbury is Salisbury.
Salisbury is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.
Ceremonial County | Wiltshire |
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Historic County | Wiltshire |
Administrative County | Wiltshire |
Salisbury is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Salisbury is SP1 1TT.
Salisbury is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP1 postcode district.
The post town for Salisbury is Salisbury. Salisbury is in the SP1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Salisbury.
The centre of Salisbury is located at position 51.07037° latitude and -1.79643° longitude.
Latitude | 51.07037° |
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Longitude | -1.79643° |
The centre of Salisbury is located at the grid reference easting 414360 and northing 130135 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 414360 |
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Northing | 130135 |
Position of Salisbury relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Salisbury to the centre of the town.
Position of Salisbury relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Salisbury to the centre of the city.