Bacton is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, ten miles south-west of the city of Hereford, 28 miles north of the major city of Newport, 37 miles north of Cardiff, and 124 miles west of London. Bacton lies four miles north of the Gwent border. Bacton falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR2 postcode district. The post town for Bacton is Hereford.
Bacton is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.
Ceremonial County | Herefordshire |
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Historic County | Herefordshire |
Administrative County | County of Herefordshire |
Bacton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Herefordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Herefordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bacton is HR2 0AP.
Bacton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HR2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HR2 postcode district.
The post town for Bacton is Hereford. Bacton is in the HR2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hereford.
The centre of Bacton is located at position 51.98464° latitude and -2.90885° longitude.
Latitude | 51.98464° |
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Longitude | -2.90885° |
The centre of Bacton is located at the grid reference easting 337681 and northing 232189 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 337681 |
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Northing | 232189 |
Position of Bacton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bacton to the centre of the town.
Position of Bacton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bacton to the centre of the city.