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Where is Bath?

Bath is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, five miles north-west of the town of Bradford-on-Avon, 36 miles east of Cardiff, and 97 miles west of London. Bath lies two miles west of the Wiltshire border. Bath falls within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset. It is in the BA2 postcode district. The post town for Bath is Bath.

Bath on a map

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

Which county is Bath in?

Bath 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 Bath in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Bath within Somerset
Location of Bath within Somerset

What is the postcode for Bath?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bath is BA2 4AP.

Where is Bath in BA2?

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

Location of Bath within BA2
Location of Bath within BA2

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What is the post town for Bath?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Bath?

The centre of Bath is located at position 51.3828° latitude and -2.35929° longitude.

Latitude51.3828°
Longitude-2.35929°

What is the easting and northing of Bath?

The centre of Bath is located at the grid reference easting 375093 and northing 164923 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting375093
Northing164923

What are the nearest towns to Bath?

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

north-west
5m
Bath is 5 miles north-west of Bradford-on-Avon
east
6m
Bath is 6 miles east of Keynsham
north-east
7m
Bath is 7 miles north-east of Radstock
north-west
8m
Bath is 8 miles north-west of Trowbridge
south-west
8m
Bath is 8 miles south-west of Corsham
north-east
9m
Bath is 9 miles north-east of Midsomer Norton
west
10m
Bath is 10 miles west of Melksham
north
11m
Bath is 11 miles north of Frome
south
11m
Bath is 11 miles south of Chipping Sodbury
south
11m
Bath is 11 miles south of Yate

What are the nearest cities to Bath?

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

south-east
12m
Bath is 12 miles south-east of Bristol
north-east
17m
Bath is 17 miles north-east of Wells
south-east
31m
Bath is 31 miles south-east of Newport
north-west
33m
Bath is 33 miles north-west of Salisbury
south
34m
Bath is 34 miles south of Gloucester
east
36m
Bath is 36 miles east of Cardiff
south
49m
Bath is 49 miles south of Hereford
north-west
51m
Bath is 51 miles north-west of Winchester
north-west
53m
Bath is 53 miles north-west of Southampton
south-west
54m
Bath is 54 miles south-west of Oxford

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