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Where is Stowe?

Stowe is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, three miles south of the town of Coleford, 18 miles south-west of the major city of Gloucester, 30 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 109 miles west of London. Stowe lies roughly one mile east of the Gwent border. Stowe falls within the district council of Forest of Dean, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL15 postcode district.

Stowe on a map

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

Which county is Stowe in?

Stowe 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 Stowe in Gloucestershire?

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

Map showing location of Stowe within Gloucestershire
Location of Stowe within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Stowe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Stowe is GL15 6QW.

Where is Stowe in GL15?

Stowe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GL15 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the GL15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Stowe within GL15
Location of Stowe within GL15

What is the latitude and longitude of Stowe?

The centre of Stowe is located at position 51.75655° latitude and -2.63247° longitude.

Latitude51.75655°
Longitude-2.63247°

What is the easting and northing of Stowe?

The centre of Stowe is located at the grid reference easting 356441 and northing 206619 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting356441
Northing206619

What are the nearest towns to Stowe?

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

south
3m
Stowe is 3 miles south of Coleford
north-west
5m
Stowe is 5 miles north-west of Lydney
south-east
5m
Stowe is 5 miles south-east of Monmouth
south-west
7m
Stowe is 7 miles south-west of Cinderford
north
8m
Stowe is 8 miles north of Chepstow
south-west
10m
Stowe is 10 miles south-west of Mitcheldean
south
11m
Stowe is 11 miles south of Ross-on-Wye
north-west
11m
Stowe is 11 miles north-west of Thornbury
east
12m
Stowe is 12 miles east of Usk
north-east
12m
Stowe is 12 miles north-east of Caldicot

What are the nearest cities to Stowe?

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

south-west
18m
Stowe is 18 miles south-west of Gloucester
north-east
20m
Stowe is 20 miles north-east of Newport
south
21m
Stowe is 21 miles south of Hereford
north
21m
Stowe is 21 miles north of Bristol
north-west
28m
Stowe is 28 miles north-west of Bath
north-east
30m
Stowe is 30 miles north-east of Cardiff
south-west
35m
Stowe is 35 miles south-west of Worcester
north
38m
Stowe is 38 miles north of Wells
east
57m
Stowe is 57 miles east of Swansea
south-west
59m
Stowe is 59 miles south-west of Birmingham