Watchfield is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, three miles south-east of the town of Highworth, seven miles north-east of the major town of Swindon, and 66 miles west of London. Watchfield lies just north-east of the Wiltshire border, and was historically in the county of Berkshire. Watchfield falls within the district council of Vale of White Horse, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the SN6 postcode district. The post town for Watchfield is Swindon.
Watchfield is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Berkshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Watchfield is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Watchfield is SN6 8TE.
Watchfield is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SN6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SN6 postcode district.
The post town for Watchfield is Swindon. Watchfield is in the SN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swindon.
The centre of Watchfield is located at position 51.61129° latitude and -1.64721° longitude.
Latitude | 51.61129° |
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Longitude | -1.64721° |
The centre of Watchfield is located at the grid reference easting 424526 and northing 190332 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 424526 |
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Northing | 190332 |
Position of Watchfield relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Watchfield to the centre of the town.
Position of Watchfield relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Watchfield to the centre of the city.