The Heath is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, four miles north-east of the town of Newent, nine miles north-west of the major city of Gloucester, 49 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 100 miles west of London. The Heath lies just south-west of the Worcestershire border, and was historically in the county of Worcestershire. The Heath falls within the district council of Forest of Dean, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL19 postcode district. The post town for The Heath is Gloucester.
The Heath is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Worcestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Worcestershire |
Administrative County | Gloucestershire |
The Heath is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of The Heath is GL19 3ND.
The Heath is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GL19 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the GL19 postcode district.
The post town for The Heath is Gloucester. The Heath is in the GL19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gloucester.
The centre of The Heath is located at position 51.9743° latitude and -2.3427° longitude.
Latitude | 51.9743° |
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Longitude | -2.3427° |
The centre of The Heath is located at the grid reference easting 376556 and northing 230704 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 376556 |
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Northing | 230704 |
Position of The Heath relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of The Heath to the centre of the town.
Position of The Heath relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of The Heath to the centre of the city.