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Where is Purn?

Purn is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles south of the town of Weston-super-Mare, three miles south of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 15 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 123 miles west of London. Purn lies five miles south-west of the Bristol border. Purn falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset. It is in the BS24 postcode district. The post town for Purn is Weston-super-Mare.

Purn on a map

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

Which county is Purn in?

Purn is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of North Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountyNorth Somerset

Where is Purn in Somerset?

Purn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.

Map showing location of Purn within Somerset
Location of Purn within Somerset

What is the postcode for Purn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Purn is BS24 0AN.

Where is Purn in BS24?

Purn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS24 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BS24 postcode district.

Map showing location of Purn within BS24
Location of Purn within BS24

What is the post town for Purn?

The post town for Purn is Weston-super-Mare. Purn is in the BS24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Weston-super-Mare.

What is the latitude and longitude of Purn?

The centre of Purn is located at position 51.30841° latitude and -2.96012° longitude.

Latitude51.30841°
Longitude-2.96012°

What is the easting and northing of Purn?

The centre of Purn is located at the grid reference easting 333172 and northing 157026 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting333172
Northing157026

What are the nearest towns to Purn?

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

south
3m
Purn is 3 miles south of Weston-super-Mare
north
5m
Purn is 5 miles north of Burnham-on-Sea
west
6m
Purn is 6 miles west of Axbridge
south-west
10m
Purn is 10 miles south-west of Clevedon
south-west
12m
Purn is 12 miles south-west of Nailsea
north
13m
Purn is 13 miles north of Bridgwater
south-east
13m
Purn is 13 miles south-east of Penarth
south-west
15m
Purn is 15 miles south-west of Portishead
south-east
15m
Purn is 15 miles south-east of Barry
north
15m
Purn is 15 miles north of North Petherton

What are the nearest cities to Purn?

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

south-east
15m
Purn is 15 miles south-east of Cardiff
north-west
15m
Purn is 15 miles north-west of Wells
south-west
18m
Purn is 18 miles south-west of Bristol
south
19m
Purn is 19 miles south of Newport
west
27m
Purn is 27 miles west of Bath
south-east
48m
Purn is 48 miles south-east of Swansea
north-east
48m
Purn is 48 miles north-east of Exeter
south-west
49m
Purn is 49 miles south-west of Gloucester
south
53m
Purn is 53 miles south of Hereford
west
53m
Purn is 53 miles west of Salisbury