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Where is Amesbury?

Amesbury is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles north of the town of Midsomer Norton, seven miles south-west of the major city of Bath, 31 miles east of Cardiff, and 103 miles west of London. Amesbury lies six miles south-east of the Bristol border. Amesbury falls within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset. It is in the BA2 postcode district. The post town for Amesbury is Bath.

Amesbury on a map

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

Which county is Amesbury in?

Amesbury is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Bath and North East Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountyBath and North East Somerset

Where is Amesbury in Somerset?

Amesbury is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of Amesbury within Somerset
Location of Amesbury within Somerset

What is the postcode for Amesbury?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Amesbury is BA2 0HF.

Where is Amesbury in BA2?

Amesbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BA2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Amesbury within BA2
Location of Amesbury within BA2

What is the post town for Amesbury?

The post town for Amesbury is Bath. Amesbury is in the BA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bath.

What is the latitude and longitude of Amesbury?

The centre of Amesbury is located at position 51.32641° latitude and -2.49634° longitude.

Latitude51.32641°
Longitude-2.49634°

What is the easting and northing of Amesbury?

The centre of Amesbury is located at the grid reference easting 365513 and northing 158707 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting365513
Northing158707

What are the nearest towns to Amesbury?

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

north
3m
Amesbury is 3 miles north of Midsomer Norton
north-west
3m
Amesbury is 3 miles north-west of Radstock
south
6m
Amesbury is 6 miles south of Keynsham
north
10m
Amesbury is 10 miles north of Shepton Mallet
north-west
10m
Amesbury is 10 miles north-west of Frome
west
11m
Amesbury is 11 miles west of Bradford-on-Avon
west
12m
Amesbury is 12 miles west of Trowbridge
south
13m
Amesbury is 13 miles south of Filton
south-east
14m
Amesbury is 14 miles south-east of Nailsea
east
14m
Amesbury is 14 miles east of Axbridge

What are the nearest cities to Amesbury?

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

south-west
7m
Amesbury is 7 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
10m
Amesbury is 10 miles south-east of Bristol
north-east
10m
Amesbury is 10 miles north-east of Wells
south-east
28m
Amesbury is 28 miles south-east of Newport
east
31m
Amesbury is 31 miles east of Cardiff
north-west
35m
Amesbury is 35 miles north-west of Salisbury
south
39m
Amesbury is 39 miles south of Gloucester
south
51m
Amesbury is 51 miles south of Hereford
west
55m
Amesbury is 55 miles west of Winchester
north-west
56m
Amesbury is 56 miles north-west of Southampton