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Where is Alvington?

Alvington is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, two miles south-west of the town of Lydney, 18 miles north of the major city of Bristol, 30 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 106 miles west of London. Alvington lies four miles east of the Gwent border. Alvington falls within the district council of Forest of Dean, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL15 postcode district.

Alvington on a map

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

Which county is Alvington in?

Alvington is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.

Ceremonial CountyGloucestershire
Historic CountyGloucestershire
Administrative CountyGloucestershire

Where is Alvington in Gloucestershire?

Alvington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Alvington within Gloucestershire
Location of Alvington within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Alvington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alvington is GL15 6FH.

Where is Alvington in GL15?

Alvington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the GL15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Alvington within GL15
Location of Alvington within GL15

What is the latitude and longitude of Alvington?

The centre of Alvington is located at position 51.70612° latitude and -2.5768° longitude.

Latitude51.70612°
Longitude-2.5768°

What is the easting and northing of Alvington?

The centre of Alvington is located at the grid reference easting 360239 and northing 200978 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting360239
Northing200978

What are the nearest towns to Alvington?

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

south-west
2m
Alvington is 2 miles south-west of Lydney
north-east
6m
Alvington is 6 miles north-east of Chepstow
south
6m
Alvington is 6 miles south of Coleford
north
7m
Alvington is 7 miles north of Thornbury
south-west
9m
Alvington is 9 miles south-west of Cinderford
south-east
9m
Alvington is 9 miles south-east of Monmouth
west
10m
Alvington is 10 miles west of Dursley
north-west
11m
Alvington is 11 miles north-west of Wotton-under-Edge
north-east
11m
Alvington is 11 miles north-east of Caldicot
south
12m
Alvington is 12 miles south of Mitcheldean

What are the nearest cities to Alvington?

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

north
18m
Alvington is 18 miles north of Bristol
south-west
18m
Alvington is 18 miles south-west of Gloucester
north-east
20m
Alvington is 20 miles north-east of Newport
north
24m
Alvington is 24 miles north of Bath
south
25m
Alvington is 25 miles south of Hereford
north-east
30m
Alvington is 30 miles north-east of Cardiff
north
35m
Alvington is 35 miles north of Wells
south-west
37m
Alvington is 37 miles south-west of Worcester
north-west
55m
Alvington is 55 miles north-west of Salisbury
west
57m
Alvington is 57 miles west of Oxford