Scowles is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, one mile west of the town of Coleford, 17 miles west of the major city of Gloucester, 32 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 110 miles west of London. Scowles lies roughly one mile east of the Gwent border. Scowles falls within the district council of Forest of Dean, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL16 postcode district. The post town for Scowles is Coleford.
Scowles is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | Gloucestershire |
Scowles is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Scowles is GL16 8QS.
Scowles is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GL16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the GL16 postcode district.
The post town for Scowles is Coleford. Scowles is in the GL16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Coleford.
The centre of Scowles is located at position 51.79557° latitude and -2.63741° longitude.
Latitude | 51.79557° |
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Longitude | -2.63741° |
The centre of Scowles is located at the grid reference easting 356138 and northing 210961 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 356138 |
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Northing | 210961 |
Position of Scowles relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scowles to the centre of the town.
Position of Scowles relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scowles to the centre of the city.