Shortwood is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, five miles south-west of the town of Yate, six miles east of the major city of Bristol, 30 miles east of Cardiff, and 101 miles west of London. Shortwood lies two miles east of the Bristol border. Shortwood falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the BS16 postcode district. The post town for Shortwood is Bristol.
Shortwood is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of South Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | South Gloucestershire |
Shortwood is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shortwood is BS16 9NG.
Shortwood is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BS16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS16 postcode district.
The post town for Shortwood is Bristol. Shortwood is in the BS16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.
The centre of Shortwood is located at position 51.482° latitude and -2.47173° longitude.
Latitude | 51.482° |
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Longitude | -2.47173° |
The centre of Shortwood is located at the grid reference easting 367339 and northing 175999 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 367339 |
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Northing | 175999 |
Position of Shortwood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shortwood to the centre of the town.
Position of Shortwood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shortwood to the centre of the city.