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Where is Kington?

Kington is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, five miles south of the town of Presteigne, 34 miles west of the major city of Worcester, 50 miles north of Cardiff, and 133 miles west of London. Kington lies two miles south-east of the Powys border. Kington falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR5 postcode district. The post town for Kington is Kington.

Kington on a map

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

Which county is Kington in?

Kington 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 Kington in Herefordshire?

Kington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Herefordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Herefordshire.

Map showing location of Kington within Herefordshire
Location of Kington within Herefordshire

What is the postcode for Kington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kington is HR5 3ZZ.

Where is Kington in HR5?

Kington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HR5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HR5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kington within HR5
Location of Kington within HR5

What is the post town for Kington?

The post town for Kington is Kington. Kington is in the HR5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Kington?

The centre of Kington is located at position 52.20379° latitude and -3.02895° longitude.

Latitude52.20379°
Longitude-3.02895°

What is the easting and northing of Kington?

The centre of Kington is located at the grid reference easting 329779 and northing 256672 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting329779
Northing256672

What are the nearest towns to Kington?

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

south
5m
Kington is 5 miles south of Presteigne
south
10m
Kington is 10 miles south of Knighton
north-east
10m
Kington is 10 miles north-east of Hay-on-Wye
west
12m
Kington is 12 miles west of Leominster
east
15m
Kington is 15 miles east of Llandrindod Wells
east
16m
Kington is 16 miles east of Builth Wells
north-east
17m
Kington is 17 miles north-east of Talgarth
south-west
17m
Kington is 17 miles south-west of Ludlow
south-west
18m
Kington is 18 miles south-west of Craven Arms
west
20m
Kington is 20 miles west of Tenbury Wells

What are the nearest cities to Kington?

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

north-west
17m
Kington is 17 miles north-west of Hereford
west
34m
Kington is 34 miles west of Worcester
north-west
41m
Kington is 41 miles north-west of Gloucester
north
43m
Kington is 43 miles north of Newport
south-west
46m
Kington is 46 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
north
50m
Kington is 50 miles north of Cardiff
west
51m
Kington is 51 miles west of Birmingham
north
55m
Kington is 55 miles north of Bristol
north-east
56m
Kington is 56 miles north-east of Swansea
south
58m
Kington is 58 miles south of Wrexham

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