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Where is Ashton?

Ashton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles south of the town of Axbridge, nine miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 22 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 119 miles west of London. Ashton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BS28 postcode district. The post town for Ashton is Wedmore.

Ashton on a map

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

Which county is Ashton in?

Ashton is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Ashton in Somerset?

Ashton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.

Map showing location of Ashton within Somerset
Location of Ashton within Somerset

What is the postcode for Ashton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashton is BS28 4QE.

Where is Ashton in BS28?

Ashton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BS28 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BS28 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ashton within BS28
Location of Ashton within BS28

What is the post town for Ashton?

The post town for Ashton is Wedmore. Ashton is in the BS28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wedmore.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ashton?

The centre of Ashton is located at position 51.24453° latitude and -2.84256° longitude.

Latitude51.24453°
Longitude-2.84256°

What is the easting and northing of Ashton?

The centre of Ashton is located at the grid reference easting 341285 and northing 149822 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting341285
Northing149822

What are the nearest towns to Ashton?

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

south
3m
Ashton is 3 miles south of Axbridge
east
7m
Ashton is 7 miles east of Burnham-on-Sea
north-west
9m
Ashton is 9 miles north-west of Glastonbury
south-east
9m
Ashton is 9 miles south-east of Weston-super-Mare
north-west
9m
Ashton is 9 miles north-west of Street
north-east
11m
Ashton is 11 miles north-east of Bridgwater
north-east
13m
Ashton is 13 miles north-east of North Petherton
south
13m
Ashton is 13 miles south of Clevedon
west
13m
Ashton is 13 miles west of Shepton Mallet
south
14m
Ashton is 14 miles south of Nailsea

What are the nearest cities to Ashton?

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

west
9m
Ashton is 9 miles west of Wells
south-west
18m
Ashton is 18 miles south-west of Bristol
south-east
22m
Ashton is 22 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-west
23m
Ashton is 23 miles south-west of Bath
south
25m
Ashton is 25 miles south of Newport
north-east
47m
Ashton is 47 miles north-east of Exeter
west
47m
Ashton is 47 miles west of Salisbury
south-west
50m
Ashton is 50 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-east
54m
Ashton is 54 miles south-east of Swansea
south
56m
Ashton is 56 miles south of Hereford