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Where is East Compton?

East Compton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, one mile south of the town of Shepton Mallet, 17 miles south-west of the major city of Bath, 34 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 107 miles west of London. East Compton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA4 postcode district. The post town for East Compton is Shepton Mallet.

East Compton on a map

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

Which county is East Compton in?

East Compton 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 East Compton in Somerset?

East Compton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of East Compton within Somerset
Location of East Compton within Somerset

What is the postcode for East Compton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of East Compton is BA4 4NR.

Where is East Compton in BA4?

East Compton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA4 postcode district.

Map showing location of East Compton within BA4
Location of East Compton within BA4

What is the post town for East Compton?

The post town for East Compton is Shepton Mallet. East Compton is in the BA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shepton Mallet.

What is the latitude and longitude of East Compton?

The centre of East Compton is located at position 51.17204° latitude and -2.55055° longitude.

Latitude51.17204°
Longitude-2.55055°

What is the easting and northing of East Compton?

The centre of East Compton is located at the grid reference easting 361607 and northing 141567 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting361607
Northing141567

What are the nearest towns to East Compton?

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

south
1m
East Compton is 1 mile south of Shepton Mallet
north-west
6m
East Compton is 6 miles north-west of Bruton
north
6m
East Compton is 6 miles north of Castle Cary
east
7m
East Compton is 7 miles east of Glastonbury
south
8m
East Compton is 8 miles south of Midsomer Norton
east
9m
East Compton is 9 miles east of Street
south-west
9m
East Compton is 9 miles south-west of Radstock
north-west
10m
East Compton is 10 miles north-west of Wincanton
west
11m
East Compton is 11 miles west of Frome
north-east
11m
East Compton is 11 miles north-east of Somerton

What are the nearest cities to East Compton?

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

south-east
5m
East Compton is 5 miles south-east of Wells
south-west
17m
East Compton is 17 miles south-west of Bath
south
20m
East Compton is 20 miles south of Bristol
west
34m
East Compton is 34 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
34m
East Compton is 34 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
35m
East Compton is 35 miles south-east of Newport
south
50m
East Compton is 50 miles south of Gloucester
north-east
53m
East Compton is 53 miles north-east of Exeter
west
53m
East Compton is 53 miles west of Southampton
west
54m
East Compton is 54 miles west of Winchester