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Where is Hinton?

Hinton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles north of the town of Yeovil, 30 miles south of the major city of Bath, 42 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 114 miles west of London. Hinton lies just north-west of the Dorset border. Hinton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA22 postcode district. The post town for Hinton is Yeovil.

Hinton on a map

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

Which county is Hinton in?

Hinton 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 Hinton in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Hinton within Somerset
Location of Hinton within Somerset

What is the postcode for Hinton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hinton is BA22 8BA.

Where is Hinton in BA22?

Hinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA22 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA22 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hinton within BA22
Location of Hinton within BA22

What is the post town for Hinton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Hinton?

The centre of Hinton is located at position 50.98246° latitude and -2.60821° longitude.

Latitude50.98246°
Longitude-2.60821°

What is the easting and northing of Hinton?

The centre of Hinton is located at the grid reference easting 357401 and northing 120516 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting357401
Northing120516

What are the nearest towns to Hinton?

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

north
3m
Hinton is 3 miles north of Yeovil
north-west
5m
Hinton is 5 miles north-west of Sherborne
south-east
7m
Hinton is 7 miles south-east of Somerton
south-west
8m
Hinton is 8 miles south-west of Castle Cary
east
9m
Hinton is 9 miles east of South Petherton
south-west
10m
Hinton is 10 miles south-west of Wincanton
west
10m
Hinton is 10 miles west of Stalbridge
east
10m
Hinton is 10 miles east of Langport
north-east
11m
Hinton is 11 miles north-east of Crewkerne
south-west
11m
Hinton is 11 miles south-west of Bruton

What are the nearest cities to Hinton?

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

south
16m
Hinton is 16 miles south of Wells
south
30m
Hinton is 30 miles south of Bath
south
33m
Hinton is 33 miles south of Bristol
west
36m
Hinton is 36 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
42m
Hinton is 42 miles south-east of Cardiff
north-east
44m
Hinton is 44 miles north-east of Exeter
south
45m
Hinton is 45 miles south of Newport
west
53m
Hinton is 53 miles west of Southampton
west
57m
Hinton is 57 miles west of Winchester
south
63m
Hinton is 63 miles south of Gloucester