Southend is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, three miles north of the town of Marlborough, eight miles south-east of the major town of Swindon, 63 miles east of Cardiff, and 68 miles west of London. Southend lies six miles west of the Berkshire border. Southend falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SN8 postcode district. The post town for Southend is Marlborough.
Southend is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.
Ceremonial County | Wiltshire |
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Historic County | Wiltshire |
Administrative County | Wiltshire |
Southend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Southend is SN8 1SG.
Southend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SN8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SN8 postcode district.
The post town for Southend is Marlborough. Southend is in the SN8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Marlborough.
The centre of Southend is located at position 51.46193° latitude and -1.71424° longitude.
Latitude | 51.46193° |
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Longitude | -1.71424° |
The centre of Southend is located at the grid reference easting 419949 and northing 173701 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 419949 |
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Northing | 173701 |
Position of Southend relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Southend to the centre of the town.
Position of Southend relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Southend to the centre of the city.