Shawford is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles north of the town of Frome, eight miles south of the major city of Bath, 41 miles east of Cardiff, and 95 miles west of London. Shawford lies roughly one mile west of the Wiltshire border. Shawford falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA11 postcode district. The post town for Shawford is Frome.
Shawford is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Shawford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shawford is BA11 6SQ.
Shawford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BA11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BA11 postcode district.
The post town for Shawford is Frome. Shawford is in the BA11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Frome.
The centre of Shawford is located at position 51.27718° latitude and -2.29489° longitude.
Latitude | 51.27718° |
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Longitude | -2.29489° |
The centre of Shawford is located at the grid reference easting 379527 and northing 153157 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 379527 |
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Northing | 153157 |
Position of Shawford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shawford to the centre of the town.
Position of Shawford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shawford to the centre of the city.