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Where is King's Thorn?

King's Thorn is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, five miles south of the city of Hereford, 22 miles west of the major city of Gloucester, 40 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 116 miles west of London. King's Thorn lies seven miles north-east of the Gwent border. King's Thorn falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR2 postcode district. The post town for King's Thorn is Hereford.

King's Thorn on a map

Map showing extent of King's Thorn as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of King's Thorn
Map showing location of King's Thorn within the UK
Location of King's Thorn within the UK

Which county is King's Thorn in?

King's Thorn is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHerefordshire
Historic CountyHerefordshire
Administrative CountyCounty of Herefordshire

Where is King's Thorn in Herefordshire?

King's Thorn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Herefordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Herefordshire.

Map showing location of King's Thorn within Herefordshire
Location of King's Thorn within Herefordshire

What is the postcode for King's Thorn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of King's Thorn is HR2 8AW.

Where is King's Thorn in HR2?

King's Thorn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HR2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HR2 postcode district.

Map showing location of King's Thorn within HR2
Location of King's Thorn within HR2

What is the post town for King's Thorn?

The post town for King's Thorn is Hereford. King's Thorn is in the HR2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hereford.

What is the latitude and longitude of King's Thorn?

The centre of King's Thorn is located at position 51.98397° latitude and -2.72846° longitude.

Latitude51.98397°
Longitude-2.72846°

What is the easting and northing of King's Thorn?

The centre of King's Thorn is located at the grid reference easting 350069 and northing 231974 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting350069
Northing231974

What are the nearest towns to King's Thorn?

Position of King's Thorn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of King's Thorn to the centre of the town.

north-west
8m
King's Thorn is 8 miles north-west of Ross-on-Wye
north
12m
King's Thorn is 12 miles north of Monmouth
north-west
13m
King's Thorn is 13 miles north-west of Mitcheldean
west
14m
King's Thorn is 14 miles west of Ledbury
north
14m
King's Thorn is 14 miles north of Coleford
west
14m
King's Thorn is 14 miles west of Newent
north-west
15m
King's Thorn is 15 miles north-west of Cinderford
north-east
17m
King's Thorn is 17 miles north-east of Abergavenny
south
17m
King's Thorn is 17 miles south of Leominster
south-west
17m
King's Thorn is 17 miles south-west of Bromyard

What are the nearest cities to King's Thorn?

Position of King's Thorn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of King's Thorn to the centre of the city.

south
5m
King's Thorn is 5 miles south of Hereford
west
22m
King's Thorn is 22 miles west of Gloucester
south-west
26m
King's Thorn is 26 miles south-west of Worcester
north-east
30m
King's Thorn is 30 miles north-east of Newport
north
37m
King's Thorn is 37 miles north of Bristol
north-east
40m
King's Thorn is 40 miles north-east of Cardiff
north
44m
King's Thorn is 44 miles north of Bath
south-west
49m
King's Thorn is 49 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
south-west
49m
King's Thorn is 49 miles south-west of Birmingham
north
54m
King's Thorn is 54 miles north of Wells