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Where is Rock?

Rock is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, five miles north of the town of Ilminster, 24 miles south of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 34 miles south of Cardiff, and 128 miles west of London. Rock falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA3 postcode district. The post town for Rock is Taunton.

Rock on a map

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

Which county is Rock in?

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

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Rock in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Rock within Somerset
Location of Rock within Somerset

What is the postcode for Rock?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rock is TA3 6DW.

Where is Rock in TA3?

Rock is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TA3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rock within TA3
Location of Rock within TA3

What is the post town for Rock?

The post town for Rock is Taunton. Rock is in the TA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Taunton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rock?

The centre of Rock is located at position 50.99986° latitude and -2.95961° longitude.

Latitude50.99986°
Longitude-2.95961°

What is the easting and northing of Rock?

The centre of Rock is located at the grid reference easting 332760 and northing 122713 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting332760
Northing122713

What are the nearest towns to Rock?

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

north
5m
Rock is 5 miles north of Ilminster
south-west
6m
Rock is 6 miles south-west of Langport
east
7m
Rock is 7 miles east of Taunton
south
7m
Rock is 7 miles south of North Petherton
north-west
7m
Rock is 7 miles north-west of South Petherton
north
9m
Rock is 9 miles north of Chard
south
9m
Rock is 9 miles south of Bridgwater
west
11m
Rock is 11 miles west of Somerton
north-west
11m
Rock is 11 miles north-west of Crewkerne
east
12m
Rock is 12 miles east of Wellington

What are the nearest cities to Rock?

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

south-west
20m
Rock is 20 miles south-west of Wells
north-east
32m
Rock is 32 miles north-east of Exeter
south
35m
Rock is 35 miles south of Cardiff
south-west
35m
Rock is 35 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
37m
Rock is 37 miles south-west of Bath
south
41m
Rock is 41 miles south of Newport
west
51m
Rock is 51 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
60m
Rock is 60 miles south-east of Swansea
south-west
67m
Rock is 67 miles south-west of Gloucester
north-east
68m
Rock is 68 miles north-east of Plymouth