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Where is Southend?

Southend is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, one mile north-west of the town of Wotton-under-Edge, 16 miles south of the major city of Gloucester, 37 miles east of Cardiff, and 97 miles west of London. Southend lies seven miles north-west of the Wiltshire border. Southend falls within the district council of Stroud, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL12 postcode district. The post town for Southend is Wotton-under-Edge.

Southend on a map

Map showing extent of Southend as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Southend
Map showing location of Southend within the UK
Location of Southend within the UK

Which county is Southend in?

Southend is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.

Ceremonial CountyGloucestershire
Historic CountyGloucestershire
Administrative CountyGloucestershire

Where is Southend in Gloucestershire?

Southend is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Southend within Gloucestershire
Location of Southend within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Southend?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Southend is GL12 7PE.

Where is Southend in GL12?

Southend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GL12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Southend within GL12
Location of Southend within GL12

What is the post town for Southend?

The post town for Southend is Wotton-under-Edge. Southend is in the GL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wotton-under-Edge.

What is the latitude and longitude of Southend?

The centre of Southend is located at position 51.65394° latitude and -2.372° longitude.

Latitude51.65394°
Longitude-2.372°

What is the easting and northing of Southend?

The centre of Southend is located at the grid reference easting 374361 and northing 195082 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting374361
Northing195082

What are the nearest towns to Southend?

Position of Southend relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Southend to the centre of the town.

north-west
1m
Southend is 1 mile north-west of Wotton-under-Edge
south-west
2m
Southend is 2 miles south-west of Dursley
south-west
7m
Southend is 7 miles south-west of Nailsworth
north-east
7m
Southend is 7 miles north-east of Thornbury
south-west
7m
Southend is 7 miles south-west of Stonehouse
north
8m
Southend is 8 miles north of Chipping Sodbury
north
8m
Southend is 8 miles north of Yate
south-east
8m
Southend is 8 miles south-east of Lydney
south-west
9m
Southend is 9 miles south-west of Minchinhampton
south-west
9m
Southend is 9 miles south-west of Stroud

What are the nearest cities to Southend?

Position of Southend relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Southend to the centre of the city.

south
16m
Southend is 16 miles south of Gloucester
north-east
17m
Southend is 17 miles north-east of Bristol
north
19m
Southend is 19 miles north of Bath
east
27m
Southend is 27 miles east of Newport
south-east
31m
Southend is 31 miles south-east of Hereford
north
33m
Southend is 33 miles north of Wells
east
37m
Southend is 37 miles east of Cardiff
south
38m
Southend is 38 miles south of Worcester
north-west
47m
Southend is 47 miles north-west of Salisbury
west
48m
Southend is 48 miles west of Oxford