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Where is Downhead?

Downhead is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Somerton, 27 miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 40 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 113 miles west of London. Downhead lies three miles north-west of the Dorset border. Downhead falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA22 postcode district. The post town for Downhead is Yeovil.

Downhead on a map

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

Which county is Downhead in?

Downhead is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Downhead in Somerset?

Downhead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of Downhead within Somerset
Location of Downhead within Somerset

What is the postcode for Downhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Downhead is BA22 7RG.

Where is Downhead in BA22?

Downhead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BA22 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA22 postcode district.

Map showing location of Downhead within BA22
Location of Downhead within BA22

What is the post town for Downhead?

The post town for Downhead is Yeovil. Downhead is in the BA22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Yeovil.

What is the latitude and longitude of Downhead?

The centre of Downhead is located at position 51.02479° latitude and -2.61957° longitude.

Latitude51.02479°
Longitude-2.61957°

What is the easting and northing of Downhead?

The centre of Downhead is located at the grid reference easting 356643 and northing 125229 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting356643
Northing125229

What are the nearest towns to Downhead?

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

south-east
5m
Downhead is 5 miles south-east of Somerton
north
6m
Downhead is 6 miles north of Yeovil
south-west
6m
Downhead is 6 miles south-west of Castle Cary
north-west
7m
Downhead is 7 miles north-west of Sherborne
south-east
9m
Downhead is 9 miles south-east of Street
east
9m
Downhead is 9 miles east of Langport
west
9m
Downhead is 9 miles west of Wincanton
south-west
9m
Downhead is 9 miles south-west of Bruton
south-east
9m
Downhead is 9 miles south-east of Glastonbury
north-east
10m
Downhead is 10 miles north-east of South Petherton

What are the nearest cities to Downhead?

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

south
13m
Downhead is 13 miles south of Wells
south-west
27m
Downhead is 27 miles south-west of Bath
south
30m
Downhead is 30 miles south of Bristol
west
36m
Downhead is 36 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
40m
Downhead is 40 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
42m
Downhead is 42 miles south of Newport
north-east
45m
Downhead is 45 miles north-east of Exeter
west
54m
Downhead is 54 miles west of Southampton
west
57m
Downhead is 57 miles west of Winchester
south
60m
Downhead is 60 miles south of Gloucester