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Where is Alton Barnes?

Alton Barnes is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, six miles east of the town of Devizes, 14 miles south of the major town of Swindon, 58 miles east of Cardiff, and 75 miles west of London. Alton Barnes falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SN8 postcode district. The post town for Alton Barnes is Marlborough.

Alton Barnes on a map

Map showing extent of Alton Barnes as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Alton Barnes
Map showing location of Alton Barnes within the UK
Location of Alton Barnes within the UK

Which county is Alton Barnes in?

Alton Barnes is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.

Ceremonial CountyWiltshire
Historic CountyWiltshire
Administrative CountyWiltshire

Where is Alton Barnes in Wiltshire?

Alton Barnes is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wiltshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wiltshire.

Map showing location of Alton Barnes within Wiltshire
Location of Alton Barnes within Wiltshire

What is the postcode for Alton Barnes?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alton Barnes is SN8 4LE.

Where is Alton Barnes in SN8?

Alton Barnes is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SN8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SN8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Alton Barnes within SN8
Location of Alton Barnes within SN8

What is the post town for Alton Barnes?

The post town for Alton Barnes is Marlborough. Alton Barnes is in the SN8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Marlborough.

What is the latitude and longitude of Alton Barnes?

The centre of Alton Barnes is located at position 51.35737° latitude and -1.85046° longitude.

Latitude51.35737°
Longitude-1.85046°

What is the easting and northing of Alton Barnes?

The centre of Alton Barnes is located at the grid reference easting 410509 and northing 162044 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting410509
Northing162044

What are the nearest towns to Alton Barnes?

Position of Alton Barnes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Alton Barnes to the centre of the town.

east
6m
Alton Barnes is 6 miles east of Devizes
south-west
7m
Alton Barnes is 7 miles south-west of Marlborough
south-east
9m
Alton Barnes is 9 miles south-east of Calne
north-west
11m
Alton Barnes is 11 miles north-west of Tidworth
north-west
12m
Alton Barnes is 12 miles north-west of Ludgershall
east
12m
Alton Barnes is 12 miles east of Melksham
south
13m
Alton Barnes is 13 miles south of Royal Wootton Bassett
north
13m
Alton Barnes is 13 miles north of Amesbury
south-east
13m
Alton Barnes is 13 miles south-east of Chippenham
south
14m
Alton Barnes is 14 miles south of Swindon

What are the nearest cities to Alton Barnes?

Position of Alton Barnes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Alton Barnes to the centre of the city.

north
20m
Alton Barnes is 20 miles north of Salisbury
east
22m
Alton Barnes is 22 miles east of Bath
north-west
31m
Alton Barnes is 31 miles north-west of Winchester
east
33m
Alton Barnes is 33 miles east of Bristol
east
36m
Alton Barnes is 36 miles east of Wells
north-west
37m
Alton Barnes is 37 miles north-west of Southampton
south-west
37m
Alton Barnes is 37 miles south-west of Oxford
south-east
39m
Alton Barnes is 39 miles south-east of Gloucester
north-west
51m
Alton Barnes is 51 miles north-west of Portsmouth
east
52m
Alton Barnes is 52 miles east of Newport