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  1. Bownham

Where is Bownham?

Bownham is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, one mile north-west of the town of Minchinhampton, ten miles south of the major city of Gloucester, 45 miles east of Cardiff, and 90 miles west of London. Bownham lies seven miles north-west of the Wiltshire border. Bownham falls within the district council of Stroud, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL5 postcode district. The post town for Bownham is Stroud.

Bownham on a map

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

Which county is Bownham in?

Bownham is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.

Ceremonial CountyGloucestershire
Historic CountyGloucestershire
Administrative CountyGloucestershire

Where is Bownham in Gloucestershire?

Bownham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Bownham within Gloucestershire
Location of Bownham within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Bownham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bownham is GL5 2SN.

Where is Bownham in GL5?

Bownham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GL5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bownham within GL5
Location of Bownham within GL5

What is the post town for Bownham?

The post town for Bownham is Stroud. Bownham is in the GL5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stroud.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bownham?

The centre of Bownham is located at position 51.7198° latitude and -2.20505° longitude.

Latitude51.7198°
Longitude-2.20505°

What is the easting and northing of Bownham?

The centre of Bownham is located at the grid reference easting 385932 and northing 202362 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting385932
Northing202362

What are the nearest towns to Bownham?

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

north-west
1m
Bownham is 1 mile north-west of Minchinhampton
south
2m
Bownham is 2 miles south of Stroud
north
2m
Bownham is 2 miles north of Nailsworth
south-east
4m
Bownham is 4 miles south-east of Stonehouse
south
5m
Bownham is 5 miles south of Painswick
north
6m
Bownham is 6 miles north of Tetbury
east
7m
Bownham is 7 miles east of Dursley
north-east
8m
Bownham is 8 miles north-east of Wotton-under-Edge
west
10m
Bownham is 10 miles west of Cirencester
north-west
10m
Bownham is 10 miles north-west of Malmesbury

What are the nearest cities to Bownham?

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

south
10m
Bownham is 10 miles south of Gloucester
north
24m
Bownham is 24 miles north of Bath
north-east
25m
Bownham is 25 miles north-east of Bristol
south-east
32m
Bownham is 32 miles south-east of Hereford
south
33m
Bownham is 33 miles south of Worcester
east
35m
Bownham is 35 miles east of Newport
north-east
40m
Bownham is 40 miles north-east of Wells
west
41m
Bownham is 41 miles west of Oxford
east
45m
Bownham is 45 miles east of Cardiff
north
48m
Bownham is 48 miles north of Salisbury

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