Shrivenham is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, three miles south-east of the town of Highworth, six miles north-east of the major town of Swindon, and 66 miles west of London. Shrivenham lies roughly one mile north-east of the Wiltshire border, and was historically in the county of Berkshire. Shrivenham falls within the district council of Vale of White Horse, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the SN6 postcode district. The post town for Shrivenham is Swindon.
Shrivenham is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Berkshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Shrivenham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shrivenham is SN6 8AA.
Shrivenham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SN6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SN6 postcode district.
The post town for Shrivenham is Swindon. Shrivenham is in the SN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swindon.
The centre of Shrivenham is located at position 51.59844° latitude and -1.65503° longitude.
Latitude | 51.59844° |
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Longitude | -1.65503° |
The centre of Shrivenham is located at the grid reference easting 423991 and northing 188900 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 423991 |
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Northing | 188900 |
Position of Shrivenham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shrivenham to the centre of the town.
Position of Shrivenham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shrivenham to the centre of the city.