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Where is Overton?

Overton is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Cinderford, eight miles south-west of the major city of Gloucester, 40 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 99 miles west of London. Overton lies eight miles south-east of the Herefordshire border. Overton falls within the district council of Stroud, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL2 postcode district. The post town for Overton is Gloucester.

Overton on a map

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

Which county is Overton in?

Overton 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 Overton in Gloucestershire?

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

Map showing location of Overton within Gloucestershire
Location of Overton within Gloucestershire

Where is Overton in GL2?

Overton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the GL2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the GL2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Overton within GL2
Location of Overton within GL2

What is the post town for Overton?

The post town for Overton is Gloucester. Overton is in the GL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gloucester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Overton?

The centre of Overton is located at position 51.78605° latitude and -2.39673° longitude.

Latitude51.78605°
Longitude-2.39673°

What is the easting and northing of Overton?

The centre of Overton is located at the grid reference easting 372731 and northing 209785 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting372731
Northing209785

What are the nearest towns to Overton?

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

south-east
5m
Overton is 5 miles south-east of Cinderford
north-west
6m
Overton is 6 miles north-west of Stonehouse
south-east
7m
Overton is 7 miles south-east of Mitcheldean
north-east
7m
Overton is 7 miles north-east of Lydney
north
7m
Overton is 7 miles north of Dursley
west
8m
Overton is 8 miles west of Stroud
west
9m
Overton is 9 miles west of Painswick
east
9m
Overton is 9 miles east of Coleford
north-west
10m
Overton is 10 miles north-west of Nailsworth
south
10m
Overton is 10 miles south of Newent

What are the nearest cities to Overton?

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

south-west
8m
Overton is 8 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-east
23m
Overton is 23 miles south-east of Hereford
north
25m
Overton is 25 miles north of Bristol
north
28m
Overton is 28 miles north of Bath
south
29m
Overton is 29 miles south of Worcester
north-east
29m
Overton is 29 miles north-east of Newport
north-east
40m
Overton is 40 miles north-east of Cardiff
north
41m
Overton is 41 miles north of Wells
west
49m
Overton is 49 miles west of Oxford
south-west
52m
Overton is 52 miles south-west of Birmingham