Southampton is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, four miles east of the town of Totton, and 70 miles south-west of London. Southampton falls within the unitary authority of City of Southampton. It is in the SO14 postcode district. The post town for Southampton is Southampton.
Southampton is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of City of Southampton.
Ceremonial County | Hampshire |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | City of Southampton |
Southampton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hampshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Southampton is SO14 7NF.
Southampton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SO14 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SO14 postcode district.
The post town for Southampton is Southampton. Southampton is in the SO14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Southampton.
The centre of Southampton is located at position 50.90489° latitude and -1.40431° longitude.
Latitude | 50.90489° |
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Longitude | -1.40431° |
The centre of Southampton is located at the grid reference easting 441982 and northing 111882 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 441982 |
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Northing | 111882 |
Position of Southampton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Southampton to the centre of the town.
Position of Southampton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Southampton to the centre of the city.