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Where is Bacton?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Bacton in?

Bacton is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHerefordshire
Historic CountyHerefordshire
Administrative CountyCounty of Herefordshire

Where is Bacton in Herefordshire?

Bacton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Herefordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Herefordshire.

Map showing location of Bacton within Herefordshire
Location of Bacton within Herefordshire

What is the postcode for Bacton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bacton is HR2 0AP.

Where is Bacton in HR2?

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.

Map showing location of Bacton within HR2
Location of Bacton within HR2

What is the post town for Bacton?

The post town for Bacton is Hereford. Bacton is in the HR2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hereford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bacton?

The centre of Bacton is located at position 51.98464° latitude and -2.90885° longitude.

Latitude51.98464°
Longitude-2.90885°

What is the easting and northing of Bacton?

The centre of Bacton is located at the grid reference easting 337681 and northing 232189 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting337681
Northing232189

What are the nearest towns to Bacton?

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

south-east
11m
Bacton is 11 miles south-east of Hay-on-Wye
north-east
12m
Bacton is 12 miles north-east of Abergavenny
north-east
13m
Bacton is 13 miles north-east of Crickhowell
east
14m
Bacton is 14 miles east of Talgarth
north-west
15m
Bacton is 15 miles north-west of Monmouth
west
15m
Bacton is 15 miles west of Ross-on-Wye
south
16m
Bacton is 16 miles south of Kington
north-east
16m
Bacton is 16 miles north-east of Blaenavon
north-east
17m
Bacton is 17 miles north-east of Brynmawr
north-east
18m
Bacton is 18 miles north-east of Nantyglo

What are the nearest cities to Bacton?

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

south-west
10m
Bacton is 10 miles south-west of Hereford
north
28m
Bacton is 28 miles north of Newport
west
29m
Bacton is 29 miles west of Gloucester
south-west
33m
Bacton is 33 miles south-west of Worcester
north
37m
Bacton is 37 miles north of Cardiff
north
39m
Bacton is 39 miles north of Bristol
north-west
48m
Bacton is 48 miles north-west of Bath
north-east
51m
Bacton is 51 miles north-east of Swansea
south-west
53m
Bacton is 53 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
south-west
55m
Bacton is 55 miles south-west of Birmingham