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Where is Shakesfield?

Shakesfield is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, four miles south of the town of Ledbury, 12 miles north-west of the major city of Gloucester, 47 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 104 miles west of London. Shakesfield lies roughly one mile south-east of the Herefordshire border. Shakesfield falls within the district council of Forest of Dean, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL18 postcode district.

Shakesfield on a map

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

Which county is Shakesfield in?

Shakesfield 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 Shakesfield in Gloucestershire?

Shakesfield is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Shakesfield within Gloucestershire
Location of Shakesfield within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Shakesfield?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shakesfield is GL18 2AN.

Where is Shakesfield in GL18?

Shakesfield is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GL18 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the GL18 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shakesfield within GL18
Location of Shakesfield within GL18

What is the latitude and longitude of Shakesfield?

The centre of Shakesfield is located at position 51.98258° latitude and -2.44354° longitude.

Latitude51.98258°
Longitude-2.44354°

What is the easting and northing of Shakesfield?

The centre of Shakesfield is located at the grid reference easting 369635 and northing 231662 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting369635
Northing231662

What are the nearest towns to Shakesfield?

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

south
4m
Shakesfield is 4 miles south of Ledbury
north-west
4m
Shakesfield is 4 miles north-west of Newent
north-east
8m
Shakesfield is 8 miles north-east of Ross-on-Wye
north
8m
Shakesfield is 8 miles north of Mitcheldean
south-west
10m
Shakesfield is 10 miles south-west of Great Malvern
north
11m
Shakesfield is 11 miles north of Cinderford
west
12m
Shakesfield is 12 miles west of Tewkesbury
south
15m
Shakesfield is 15 miles south of Bromyard
north-east
15m
Shakesfield is 15 miles north-east of Coleford
north-east
16m
Shakesfield is 16 miles north-east of Monmouth

What are the nearest cities to Shakesfield?

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

north-west
12m
Shakesfield is 12 miles north-west of Gloucester
south-east
13m
Shakesfield is 13 miles south-east of Hereford
south-west
17m
Shakesfield is 17 miles south-west of Worcester
north-east
36m
Shakesfield is 36 miles north-east of Newport
north
37m
Shakesfield is 37 miles north of Bristol
south-west
41m
Shakesfield is 41 miles south-west of Birmingham
north
42m
Shakesfield is 42 miles north of Bath
south
44m
Shakesfield is 44 miles south of Wolverhampton
north-east
47m
Shakesfield is 47 miles north-east of Cardiff
south-west
49m
Shakesfield is 49 miles south-west of Coventry