Winscombe is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, two miles north of the town of Axbridge, seven miles east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 19 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 118 miles west of London. Winscombe lies eight miles south of the Bristol border. Winscombe falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset. It is in the BS25 postcode district. The post town for Winscombe is Winscombe.
Winscombe is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of North Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | North Somerset |
Winscombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Winscombe is BS25 1HD.
Winscombe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BS25 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS25 postcode district.
The post town for Winscombe is Winscombe. Winscombe is in the BS25 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Winscombe.
The centre of Winscombe is located at position 51.3146° latitude and -2.83284° longitude.
Latitude | 51.3146° |
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Longitude | -2.83284° |
The centre of Winscombe is located at the grid reference easting 342051 and northing 157606 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 342051 |
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Northing | 157606 |
Position of Winscombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Winscombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Winscombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Winscombe to the centre of the city.