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Where is West Monkton?

West Monkton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles north-east of the town of Taunton, 21 miles south of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 30 miles south of Cardiff, and 131 miles west of London. West Monkton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA2 postcode district. The post town for West Monkton is Taunton.

West Monkton on a map

Map showing extent of West Monkton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of West Monkton
Map showing location of West Monkton within the UK
Location of West Monkton within the UK

Which county is West Monkton in?

West Monkton is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is West Monkton in Somerset?

West Monkton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.

Map showing location of West Monkton within Somerset
Location of West Monkton within Somerset

What is the postcode for West Monkton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Monkton is TA2 8LU.

Where is West Monkton in TA2?

West Monkton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TA2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA2 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Monkton within TA2
Location of West Monkton within TA2

What is the post town for West Monkton?

The post town for West Monkton is Taunton. West Monkton is in the TA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Taunton.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Monkton?

The centre of West Monkton is located at position 51.04909° latitude and -3.05675° longitude.

Latitude51.04909°
Longitude-3.05675°

What is the easting and northing of West Monkton?

The centre of West Monkton is located at the grid reference easting 326022 and northing 128281 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting326022
Northing128281

What are the nearest towns to West Monkton?

Position of West Monkton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of West Monkton to the centre of the town.

north-east
3m
West Monkton is 3 miles north-east of Taunton
south-west
3m
West Monkton is 3 miles south-west of North Petherton
south-west
6m
West Monkton is 6 miles south-west of Bridgwater
north-east
9m
West Monkton is 9 miles north-east of Wellington
west
10m
West Monkton is 10 miles west of Langport
north-west
10m
West Monkton is 10 miles north-west of Ilminster
east
11m
West Monkton is 11 miles east of Wiveliscombe
north-west
13m
West Monkton is 13 miles north-west of South Petherton
north
13m
West Monkton is 13 miles north of Chard
south
13m
West Monkton is 13 miles south of Burnham-on-Sea

What are the nearest cities to West Monkton?

Position of West Monkton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of West Monkton to the centre of the city.

south-west
21m
West Monkton is 21 miles south-west of Wells
south
30m
West Monkton is 30 miles south of Cardiff
north-east
31m
West Monkton is 31 miles north-east of Exeter
south-west
34m
West Monkton is 34 miles south-west of Bristol
south
37m
West Monkton is 37 miles south of Newport
south-west
38m
West Monkton is 38 miles south-west of Bath
west
55m
West Monkton is 55 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
55m
West Monkton is 55 miles south-east of Swansea
south-west
66m
West Monkton is 66 miles south-west of Gloucester
north-east
67m
West Monkton is 67 miles north-east of Plymouth