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  1. Lydney

Where is Lydney?

Lydney is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, six miles south-east of the town of Coleford, 15 miles south-west of the major city of Gloucester, 33 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 104 miles west of London. Lydney lies six miles east of the Gwent border. Lydney falls within the district council of Forest of Dean, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL15 postcode district.

Lydney on a map

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

Which county is Lydney in?

Lydney 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 Lydney in Gloucestershire?

Lydney is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Lydney within Gloucestershire
Location of Lydney within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Lydney?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lydney is GL15 5HQ.

Where is Lydney in GL15?

Lydney is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GL15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lydney within GL15
Location of Lydney within GL15

What is the latitude and longitude of Lydney?

The centre of Lydney is located at position 51.72635° latitude and -2.53121° longitude.

Latitude51.72635°
Longitude-2.53121°

What is the easting and northing of Lydney?

The centre of Lydney is located at the grid reference easting 363406 and northing 203204 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting363406
Northing203204

What are the nearest towns to Lydney?

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

south-east
6m
Lydney is 6 miles south-east of Coleford
south
7m
Lydney is 7 miles south of Cinderford
north
8m
Lydney is 8 miles north of Thornbury
north-west
8m
Lydney is 8 miles north-west of Dursley
north-east
9m
Lydney is 9 miles north-east of Chepstow
south
10m
Lydney is 10 miles south of Mitcheldean
south-east
10m
Lydney is 10 miles south-east of Monmouth
north-west
10m
Lydney is 10 miles north-west of Wotton-under-Edge
west
11m
Lydney is 11 miles west of Stonehouse
south
13m
Lydney is 13 miles south of Ross-on-Wye

What are the nearest cities to Lydney?

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

south-west
15m
Lydney is 15 miles south-west of Gloucester
north
19m
Lydney is 19 miles north of Bristol
north-east
22m
Lydney is 22 miles north-east of Newport
south
24m
Lydney is 24 miles south of Hereford
north
25m
Lydney is 25 miles north of Bath
north-east
33m
Lydney is 33 miles north-east of Cardiff
south-west
35m
Lydney is 35 miles south-west of Worcester
north
36m
Lydney is 36 miles north of Wells
west
55m
Lydney is 55 miles west of Oxford
north-west
55m
Lydney is 55 miles north-west of Salisbury

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