Townsend is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, five miles west of the town of Thame, seven miles east of the major city of Oxford, and 45 miles west of London. Townsend lies just south-west of the Buckinghamshire border. Townsend falls within the district council of South Oxfordshire, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the OX33 postcode district. The post town for Townsend is Oxford.
Townsend is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Oxfordshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Oxfordshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Townsend is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Oxfordshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Townsend is OX33 1LG.
Townsend is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the OX33 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the OX33 postcode district.
The post town for Townsend is Oxford. Townsend is in the OX33 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oxford.
The centre of Townsend is located at position 51.75758° latitude and -1.09804° longitude.
Latitude | 51.75758° |
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Longitude | -1.09804° |
The centre of Townsend is located at the grid reference easting 462352 and northing 206928 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 462352 |
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Northing | 206928 |
Position of Townsend relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Townsend to the centre of the town.
Position of Townsend relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Townsend to the centre of the city.