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Where is Kilkenny?

Kilkenny is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles north-west of the town of Castle Cary, 21 miles south-west of the major city of Bath, 36 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 109 miles west of London. Kilkenny falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA4 postcode district. The post town for Kilkenny is Shepton Mallet.

Kilkenny on a map

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

Which county is Kilkenny in?

Kilkenny 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 Kilkenny in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Kilkenny within Somerset
Location of Kilkenny within Somerset

What is the postcode for Kilkenny?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kilkenny is BA4 6RU.

Where is Kilkenny in BA4?

Kilkenny is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BA4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kilkenny within BA4
Location of Kilkenny within BA4

What is the post town for Kilkenny?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Kilkenny?

The centre of Kilkenny is located at position 51.11525° latitude and -2.5711° longitude.

Latitude51.11525°
Longitude-2.5711°

What is the easting and northing of Kilkenny?

The centre of Kilkenny is located at the grid reference easting 360121 and northing 135262 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting360121
Northing135262

What are the nearest towns to Kilkenny?

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

north-west
3m
Kilkenny is 3 miles north-west of Castle Cary
west
5m
Kilkenny is 5 miles west of Bruton
south
5m
Kilkenny is 5 miles south of Shepton Mallet
east
7m
Kilkenny is 7 miles east of Glastonbury
east
7m
Kilkenny is 7 miles east of Street
north-west
8m
Kilkenny is 8 miles north-west of Wincanton
north-east
8m
Kilkenny is 8 miles north-east of Somerton
north
12m
Kilkenny is 12 miles north of Sherborne
north
12m
Kilkenny is 12 miles north of Yeovil
south
12m
Kilkenny is 12 miles south of Midsomer Norton

What are the nearest cities to Kilkenny?

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

south-east
7m
Kilkenny is 7 miles south-east of Wells
south-west
21m
Kilkenny is 21 miles south-west of Bath
south
23m
Kilkenny is 23 miles south of Bristol
west
34m
Kilkenny is 34 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
36m
Kilkenny is 36 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
38m
Kilkenny is 38 miles south-east of Newport
north-east
50m
Kilkenny is 50 miles north-east of Exeter
west
53m
Kilkenny is 53 miles west of Southampton
south
54m
Kilkenny is 54 miles south of Gloucester
west
55m
Kilkenny is 55 miles west of Winchester