Southam is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, two miles north-east of the major town of Cheltenham, 58 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 87 miles west of London. Southam lies five miles south of the Worcestershire border. Southam falls within the district council of Tewkesbury, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL52 postcode district. The post town for Southam is Cheltenham.
Southam 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 |
Southam is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Southam is GL52 3NY.
Southam is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GL52 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the GL52 postcode district.
The post town for Southam is Cheltenham. Southam is in the GL52 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cheltenham.
The centre of Southam is located at position 51.92794° latitude and -2.04303° longitude.
Latitude | 51.92794° |
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Longitude | -2.04303° |
The centre of Southam is located at the grid reference easting 397138 and northing 225493 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 397138 |
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Northing | 225493 |
Position of Southam relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Southam to the centre of the town.
Position of Southam relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Southam to the centre of the city.