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Where is Alton Priors?

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

Alton Priors on a map

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

Which county is Alton Priors in?

Alton Priors 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 Priors in Wiltshire?

Alton Priors 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 Priors within Wiltshire
Location of Alton Priors within Wiltshire

What is the postcode for Alton Priors?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alton Priors is SN8 4JX.

Where is Alton Priors in SN8?

Alton Priors 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 Priors within SN8
Location of Alton Priors within SN8

What is the post town for Alton Priors?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Alton Priors?

The centre of Alton Priors is located at position 51.35997° latitude and -1.84259° longitude.

Latitude51.35997°
Longitude-1.84259°

What is the easting and northing of Alton Priors?

The centre of Alton Priors is located at the grid reference easting 411057 and northing 162334 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting411057
Northing162334

What are the nearest towns to Alton Priors?

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

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

What are the nearest cities to Alton Priors?

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

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