Wilton is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, three miles west of the city of Salisbury, 23 miles north-west of the major city of Southampton, 63 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 81 miles south-west of London. Wilton lies five miles west of the Hampshire border. Wilton falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SP2 postcode district. The post town for Wilton is Salisbury.
Wilton is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.
Ceremonial County | Wiltshire |
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Historic County | Wiltshire |
Administrative County | Wiltshire |
Wilton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wilton is SP2 0HX.
Wilton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SP2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP2 postcode district.
The post town for Wilton is Salisbury. Wilton is in the SP2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Salisbury.
The centre of Wilton is located at position 51.07998° latitude and -1.86377° longitude.
Latitude | 51.07998° |
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Longitude | -1.86377° |
The centre of Wilton is located at the grid reference easting 409639 and northing 131193 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 409639 |
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Northing | 131193 |
Position of Wilton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wilton to the centre of the town.
Position of Wilton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wilton to the centre of the city.