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Where is Towerhead?

Towerhead is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles north-west of the town of Axbridge, six miles east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 17 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 118 miles west of London. Towerhead lies seven miles south-west of the Bristol border. Towerhead falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset. It is in the BS29 postcode district. The post town for Towerhead is Banwell.

Towerhead on a map

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

Which county is Towerhead in?

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

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountyNorth Somerset

Where is Towerhead in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Towerhead within Somerset
Location of Towerhead within Somerset

What is the postcode for Towerhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Towerhead is BS29 6PQ.

Where is Towerhead in BS29?

Towerhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS29 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BS29 postcode district.

Map showing location of Towerhead within BS29
Location of Towerhead within BS29

What is the post town for Towerhead?

The post town for Towerhead is Banwell. Towerhead is in the BS29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banwell.

What is the latitude and longitude of Towerhead?

The centre of Towerhead is located at position 51.33069° latitude and -2.85119° longitude.

Latitude51.33069°
Longitude-2.85119°

What is the easting and northing of Towerhead?

The centre of Towerhead is located at the grid reference easting 340793 and northing 159410 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting340793
Northing159410

What are the nearest towns to Towerhead?

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

north-west
3m
Towerhead is 3 miles north-west of Axbridge
east
6m
Towerhead is 6 miles east of Weston-super-Mare
south
7m
Towerhead is 7 miles south of Clevedon
south-west
8m
Towerhead is 8 miles south-west of Nailsea
north-east
9m
Towerhead is 9 miles north-east of Burnham-on-Sea
south
11m
Towerhead is 11 miles south of Portishead
north-west
14m
Towerhead is 14 miles north-west of Glastonbury
north
15m
Towerhead is 15 miles north of Street
north-east
16m
Towerhead is 16 miles north-east of Bridgwater
south-east
16m
Towerhead is 16 miles south-east of Penarth

What are the nearest cities to Towerhead?

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

north-west
12m
Towerhead is 12 miles north-west of Wells
south-west
14m
Towerhead is 14 miles south-west of Bristol
south-east
17m
Towerhead is 17 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
19m
Towerhead is 19 miles south of Newport
west
22m
Towerhead is 22 miles west of Bath
south-west
45m
Towerhead is 45 miles south-west of Gloucester
west
49m
Towerhead is 49 miles west of Salisbury
south
50m
Towerhead is 50 miles south of Hereford
south-east
51m
Towerhead is 51 miles south-east of Swansea
north-east
51m
Towerhead is 51 miles north-east of Exeter