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 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 |
West Monkton 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 West Monkton is TA2 8LU.
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.
The post town for West Monkton is Taunton. West Monkton is in the TA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Taunton.
The centre of West Monkton is located at position 51.04909° latitude and -3.05675° longitude.
Latitude | 51.04909° |
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Longitude | -3.05675° |
The centre of West Monkton is located at the grid reference easting 326022 and northing 128281 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 326022 |
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Northing | 128281 |
Position of West Monkton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of West Monkton to the centre of the town.
Position of West Monkton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of West Monkton to the centre of the city.