Wellington is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, six miles south-west of the town of Taunton, 22 miles north-east of the major city of Exeter, 35 miles south of Cardiff, and 139 miles west of London. Wellington lies two miles north-east of the Devon border. Wellington falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA21 postcode district. The post town for Wellington is Wellington.
Wellington 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 |
Wellington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wellington is TA21 8LS.
Wellington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TA21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA21 postcode district.
The post town for Wellington is Wellington. Wellington is in the TA21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wellington.
The centre of Wellington is located at position 50.97857° latitude and -3.22744° longitude.
Latitude | 50.97857° |
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Longitude | -3.22744° |
The centre of Wellington is located at the grid reference easting 313926 and northing 120624 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 313926 |
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Northing | 120624 |
Position of Wellington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wellington to the centre of the town.
Position of Wellington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wellington to the centre of the city.