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Where is Southwood?

Southwood is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Glastonbury, 23 miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 35 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 112 miles west of London. Southwood falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA6 postcode district. The post town for Southwood is Glastonbury.

Southwood on a map

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

Which county is Southwood in?

Southwood is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Southwood in Somerset?

Southwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of Southwood within Somerset
Location of Southwood within Somerset

What is the postcode for Southwood?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Southwood is BA6 8PG.

Where is Southwood in BA6?

Southwood is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BA6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Southwood within BA6
Location of Southwood within BA6

What is the post town for Southwood?

The post town for Southwood is Glastonbury. Southwood is in the BA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glastonbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Southwood?

The centre of Southwood is located at position 51.09815° latitude and -2.63212° longitude.

Latitude51.09815°
Longitude-2.63212°

What is the easting and northing of Southwood?

The centre of Southwood is located at the grid reference easting 355834 and northing 133395 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting355834
Northing133395

What are the nearest towns to Southwood?

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

south-east
5m
Southwood is 5 miles south-east of Glastonbury
south-east
5m
Southwood is 5 miles south-east of Street
west
5m
Southwood is 5 miles west of Castle Cary
north-east
5m
Southwood is 5 miles north-east of Somerton
south-west
7m
Southwood is 7 miles south-west of Shepton Mallet
west
8m
Southwood is 8 miles west of Bruton
north-east
9m
Southwood is 9 miles north-east of Langport
west
10m
Southwood is 10 miles west of Wincanton
north
11m
Southwood is 11 miles north of Yeovil
north-west
12m
Southwood is 12 miles north-west of Sherborne

What are the nearest cities to Southwood?

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

south
8m
Southwood is 8 miles south of Wells
south-west
23m
Southwood is 23 miles south-west of Bath
south
25m
Southwood is 25 miles south of Bristol
south-east
35m
Southwood is 35 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
36m
Southwood is 36 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
37m
Southwood is 37 miles south-east of Newport
north-east
47m
Southwood is 47 miles north-east of Exeter
west
55m
Southwood is 55 miles west of Southampton
south
56m
Southwood is 56 miles south of Gloucester
west
58m
Southwood is 58 miles west of Winchester