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Where is West Somerton?

West Somerton is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, six miles north-west of the town of Caister-on-Sea, 17 miles north-east of the major city of Norwich, and 113 miles north-east of London. West Somerton falls within the district council of Great Yarmouth, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the NR29 postcode district. The post town for West Somerton is Great Yarmouth.

West Somerton on a map

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

Which county is West Somerton in?

West Somerton is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.

Ceremonial CountyNorfolk
Historic CountyNorfolk
Administrative CountyNorfolk

Where is West Somerton in Norfolk?

West Somerton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Norfolk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Norfolk.

Map showing location of West Somerton within Norfolk
Location of West Somerton within Norfolk

What is the postcode for West Somerton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Somerton is NR29 4DP.

Where is West Somerton in NR29?

West Somerton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NR29 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NR29 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Somerton within NR29
Location of West Somerton within NR29

What is the post town for West Somerton?

The post town for West Somerton is Great Yarmouth. West Somerton is in the NR29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Great Yarmouth.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Somerton?

The centre of West Somerton is located at position 52.71914° latitude and 1.65771° longitude.

Latitude52.71914°
Longitude1.65771°

What is the easting and northing of West Somerton?

The centre of West Somerton is located at the grid reference easting 647120 and northing 319775 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting647120
Northing319775

What are the nearest towns to West Somerton?

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

north-west
6m
West Somerton is 6 miles north-west of Caister-on-Sea
south-east
7m
West Somerton is 7 miles south-east of Stalham
north-west
8m
West Somerton is 8 miles north-west of Great Yarmouth
north
11m
West Somerton is 11 miles north of Gorleston-on-Sea
south-east
13m
West Somerton is 13 miles south-east of North Walsham
north-east
15m
West Somerton is 15 miles north-east of Loddon
north
17m
West Somerton is 17 miles north of Lowestoft
east
18m
West Somerton is 18 miles east of Aylsham
north
18m
West Somerton is 18 miles north of Beccles
north-east
20m
West Somerton is 20 miles north-east of Bungay

What are the nearest cities to West Somerton?

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

north-east
17m
West Somerton is 17 miles north-east of Norwich
north-east
63m
West Somerton is 63 miles north-east of Ely
north-east
66m
West Somerton is 66 miles north-east of Colchester
north-east
74m
West Somerton is 74 miles north-east of Cambridge
east
81m
West Somerton is 81 miles east of Peterborough
north-east
85m
West Somerton is 85 miles north-east of Chelmsford
north-east
91m
West Somerton is 91 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea
east
98m
West Somerton is 98 miles east of Lincoln
north
103m
West Somerton is 103 miles north of Canterbury
north-east
108m
West Somerton is 108 miles north-east of St Albans