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Where is Gloucester?

Gloucester is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, six miles north of the town of Painswick, 48 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 94 miles west of London. Gloucester falls within the district council of Gloucester, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL1 postcode district. The post town for Gloucester is Gloucester.

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

Which county is Gloucester in?

Gloucester 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 Gloucester in Gloucestershire?

Gloucester 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 Gloucester within Gloucestershire
Location of Gloucester within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Gloucester?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gloucester is GL1 1TP.

Where is Gloucester in GL1?

Gloucester is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GL1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gloucester within GL1
Location of Gloucester within GL1

What is the post town for Gloucester?

The post town for Gloucester is Gloucester. Gloucester is in the GL1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gloucester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gloucester?

The centre of Gloucester is located at position 51.86455° latitude and -2.24694° longitude.

Latitude51.86455°
Longitude-2.24694°

What is the easting and northing of Gloucester?

The centre of Gloucester is located at the grid reference easting 383093 and northing 218470 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting383093
Northing218470

What are the nearest towns to Gloucester?

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

north
6m
Gloucester is 6 miles north of Painswick
west
8m
Gloucester is 8 miles west of Cheltenham
south-east
8m
Gloucester is 8 miles south-east of Newent
north
8m
Gloucester is 8 miles north of Stroud
north
8m
Gloucester is 8 miles north of Stonehouse
south-west
10m
Gloucester is 10 miles south-west of Tewkesbury
east
10m
Gloucester is 10 miles east of Mitcheldean
east
11m
Gloucester is 11 miles east of Cinderford
north
11m
Gloucester is 11 miles north of Minchinhampton
north
12m
Gloucester is 12 miles north of Nailsworth

What are the nearest cities to Gloucester?

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

south
23m
Gloucester is 23 miles south of Worcester
south-east
24m
Gloucester is 24 miles south-east of Hereford
north-east
32m
Gloucester is 32 miles north-east of Bristol
north
34m
Gloucester is 34 miles north of Bath
north-east
37m
Gloucester is 37 miles north-east of Newport
west
43m
Gloucester is 43 miles west of Oxford
south
45m
Gloucester is 45 miles south of Birmingham
north-east
48m
Gloucester is 48 miles north-east of Cardiff
north
49m
Gloucester is 49 miles north of Wells
south-west
49m
Gloucester is 49 miles south-west of Coventry

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