Watlington is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, six miles north-east of the town of Wallingford, 11 miles west of the major town of High Wycombe, and 39 miles west of London. Watlington lies two miles south-west of the Buckinghamshire border. Watlington falls within the district council of South Oxfordshire, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the OX49 postcode district. The post town for Watlington is Watlington.
Watlington 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 |
Watlington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Watlington is OX49 5PZ.
Watlington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the OX49 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the OX49 postcode district.
The post town for Watlington is Watlington. Watlington is in the OX49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Watlington.
The centre of Watlington is located at position 51.64541° latitude and -1.0058° longitude.
Latitude | 51.64541° |
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Longitude | -1.0058° |
The centre of Watlington is located at the grid reference easting 468888 and northing 194536 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 468888 |
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Northing | 194536 |
Position of Watlington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Watlington to the centre of the town.
Position of Watlington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Watlington to the centre of the city.