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Where is Charlton?

Charlton is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, three miles east of the town of Shaftesbury, 20 miles north of the major town of Poole, 56 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 94 miles south-west of London. Charlton lies just north-east of the Dorset border. Charlton falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SP7 postcode district. The post town for Charlton is Shaftesbury.

Charlton on a map

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

Which county is Charlton in?

Charlton is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.

Ceremonial CountyWiltshire
Historic CountyWiltshire
Administrative CountyWiltshire

Where is Charlton in Wiltshire?

Charlton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wiltshire.

Map showing location of Charlton within Wiltshire
Location of Charlton within Wiltshire

What is the postcode for Charlton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Charlton is SP7 0EN.

Where is Charlton in SP7?

Charlton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SP7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Charlton within SP7
Location of Charlton within SP7

What is the post town for Charlton?

The post town for Charlton is Shaftesbury. Charlton is in the SP7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shaftesbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Charlton?

The centre of Charlton is located at position 50.99452° latitude and -2.136° longitude.

Latitude50.99452°
Longitude-2.136°

What is the easting and northing of Charlton?

The centre of Charlton is located at the grid reference easting 390552 and northing 121689 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting390552
Northing121689

What are the nearest towns to Charlton?

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

east
3m
Charlton is 3 miles east of Shaftesbury
south-east
7m
Charlton is 7 miles south-east of Gillingham
north-east
9m
Charlton is 9 miles north-east of Sturminster Newton
south-east
9m
Charlton is 9 miles south-east of Mere
north
10m
Charlton is 10 miles north of Blandford Forum
east
11m
Charlton is 11 miles east of Stalbridge
east
13m
Charlton is 13 miles east of Wincanton
south-west
13m
Charlton is 13 miles south-west of Wilton
north-west
14m
Charlton is 14 miles north-west of Verwood
south
15m
Charlton is 15 miles south of Warminster

What are the nearest cities to Charlton?

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

west
16m
Charlton is 16 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
27m
Charlton is 27 miles south-east of Wells
south
29m
Charlton is 29 miles south of Bath
west
33m
Charlton is 33 miles west of Southampton
west
36m
Charlton is 36 miles west of Winchester
south-east
38m
Charlton is 38 miles south-east of Bristol
west
48m
Charlton is 48 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
55m
Charlton is 55 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
56m
Charlton is 56 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
60m
Charlton is 60 miles west of Chichester