Orcheston is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, six miles west of the town of Amesbury, 23 miles south-east of the major city of Bath, 58 miles east of Cardiff, and 80 miles west of London. Orcheston falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SP3 postcode district. The post town for Orcheston is Salisbury.
Orcheston is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.
Ceremonial County | Wiltshire |
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Historic County | Wiltshire |
Administrative County | Wiltshire |
Orcheston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wiltshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Orcheston is SP3 4RQ.
Orcheston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SP3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SP3 postcode district.
The post town for Orcheston is Salisbury. Orcheston is in the SP3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Salisbury.
The centre of Orcheston is located at position 51.20406° latitude and -1.91644° longitude.
Latitude | 51.20406° |
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Longitude | -1.91644° |
The centre of Orcheston is located at the grid reference easting 405934 and northing 144986 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 405934 |
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Northing | 144986 |
Position of Orcheston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Orcheston to the centre of the town.
Position of Orcheston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Orcheston to the centre of the city.