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Where is Sand?

Sand is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, five miles south of the town of Axbridge, 11 miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 24 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 118 miles west of London. Sand falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BS28 postcode district. The post town for Sand is Wedmore.

Sand on a map

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

Which county is Sand in?

Sand 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 Sand in Somerset?

Sand is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.

Map showing location of Sand within Somerset
Location of Sand within Somerset

What is the postcode for Sand?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Sand is BS28 4XQ.

Where is Sand in BS28?

Sand is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS28 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS28 postcode district.

Map showing location of Sand within BS28
Location of Sand within BS28

What is the post town for Sand?

The post town for Sand is Wedmore. Sand is in the BS28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wedmore.

What is the latitude and longitude of Sand?

The centre of Sand is located at position 51.21599° latitude and -2.81317° longitude.

Latitude51.21599°
Longitude-2.81317°

What is the easting and northing of Sand?

The centre of Sand is located at the grid reference easting 343301 and northing 146625 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting343301
Northing146625

What are the nearest towns to Sand?

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

south
5m
Sand is 5 miles south of Axbridge
north-west
6m
Sand is 6 miles north-west of Glastonbury
north-west
7m
Sand is 7 miles north-west of Street
east
8m
Sand is 8 miles east of Burnham-on-Sea
north-east
10m
Sand is 10 miles north-east of Bridgwater
south-east
11m
Sand is 11 miles south-east of Weston-super-Mare
west
12m
Sand is 12 miles west of Shepton Mallet
north
12m
Sand is 12 miles north of Somerton
north
12m
Sand is 12 miles north of Langport
north-east
12m
Sand is 12 miles north-east of North Petherton

What are the nearest cities to Sand?

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

west
7m
Sand is 7 miles west of Wells
south-west
19m
Sand is 19 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
23m
Sand is 23 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
24m
Sand is 24 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
27m
Sand is 27 miles south of Newport
west
45m
Sand is 45 miles west of Salisbury
north-east
46m
Sand is 46 miles north-east of Exeter
south-west
51m
Sand is 51 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-east
56m
Sand is 56 miles south-east of Swansea
south
58m
Sand is 58 miles south of Hereford