Swindon is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, two miles north-west of the town of Kingswinford, five miles west of the major town of Dudley, 83 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 112 miles north-west of London. Swindon lies just west of the West Midlands border. Swindon falls within the district council of South Staffordshire, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the DY3 postcode district. The post town for Swindon is Dudley.
Swindon is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
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Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
Swindon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Swindon is DY3 4NR.
Swindon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DY3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DY3 postcode district.
The post town for Swindon is Dudley. Swindon is in the DY3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dudley.
The centre of Swindon is located at position 52.51292° latitude and -2.20384° longitude.
Latitude | 52.51292° |
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Longitude | -2.20384° |
The centre of Swindon is located at the grid reference easting 386264 and northing 290579 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 386264 |
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Northing | 290579 |
Position of Swindon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Swindon to the centre of the town.
Position of Swindon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Swindon to the centre of the city.