Forthampton is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, two miles west of the town of Tewkesbury, nine miles north-west of the major town of Cheltenham, 55 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 95 miles west of London. Forthampton lies just south of the Worcestershire border. Forthampton falls within the district council of Tewkesbury, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL19 postcode district. The post town for Forthampton is Gloucester.
Forthampton is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | Gloucestershire |
Forthampton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Forthampton is GL19 4QA.
Forthampton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GL19 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the GL19 postcode district.
The post town for Forthampton is Gloucester. Forthampton is in the GL19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gloucester.
The centre of Forthampton is located at position 51.9922° latitude and -2.21072° longitude.
Latitude | 51.9922° |
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Longitude | -2.21072° |
The centre of Forthampton is located at the grid reference easting 385628 and northing 232660 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 385628 |
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Northing | 232660 |
Position of Forthampton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Forthampton to the centre of the town.
Position of Forthampton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Forthampton to the centre of the city.