Watchet is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, seven miles east of the town of Minehead, 19 miles south-west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 22 miles south of Cardiff, and 140 miles west of London. Watchet falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA23 postcode district. The post town for Watchet is Watchet.
Watchet is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Watchet is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Watchet is TA23 0AD.
Watchet is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA23 postcode district.
The post town for Watchet is Watchet. Watchet is in the TA23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Watchet.
The centre of Watchet is located at position 51.18205° latitude and -3.33055° longitude.
Latitude | 51.18205° |
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Longitude | -3.33055° |
The centre of Watchet is located at the grid reference easting 307097 and northing 143377 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 307097 |
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Northing | 143377 |
Position of Watchet relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Watchet to the centre of the town.
Position of Watchet relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Watchet to the centre of the city.