Petworth is located in the county of West Sussex, South East England, six miles east of the town of Midhurst, 16 miles north-west of the major town of Worthing, and 42 miles south-west of London. Petworth lies seven miles south-west of the Surrey border, and was historically in the county of Sussex. Petworth falls within the district council of Chichester, under the county council of West Sussex. It is in the GU28 postcode district. The post town for Petworth is Petworth.
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Petworth is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.
Ceremonial County | West Sussex |
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Historic County | Sussex |
Administrative County | West Sussex |
Petworth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Sussex, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Sussex.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Petworth is GU28 0AU.
Petworth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GU28 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the GU28 postcode district.
The post town for Petworth is Petworth. Petworth is in the GU28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Petworth.
The centre of Petworth is located at position 50.98559° latitude and -0.60849° longitude.
Latitude | 50.98559° |
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Longitude | -0.60849° |
The centre of Petworth is located at the grid reference easting 497769 and northing 121609 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 497769 |
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Northing | 121609 |
Position of Petworth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Petworth to the centre of the town.
Position of Petworth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Petworth to the centre of the city.