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Where is Sheepscombe?

Sheepscombe is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, two miles east of the town of Painswick, six miles south-east of the major city of Gloucester, 49 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 89 miles west of London. Sheepscombe falls within the district council of Stroud, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL6 postcode district. The post town for Sheepscombe is Stroud.

Sheepscombe on a map

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

Which county is Sheepscombe in?

Sheepscombe 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 Sheepscombe in Gloucestershire?

Sheepscombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Sheepscombe within Gloucestershire
Location of Sheepscombe within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Sheepscombe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Sheepscombe is GL6 7RQ.

Where is Sheepscombe in GL6?

Sheepscombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GL6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Sheepscombe within GL6
Location of Sheepscombe within GL6

What is the post town for Sheepscombe?

The post town for Sheepscombe is Stroud. Sheepscombe is in the GL6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stroud.

What is the latitude and longitude of Sheepscombe?

The centre of Sheepscombe is located at position 51.79161° latitude and -2.1579° longitude.

Latitude51.79161°
Longitude-2.1579°

What is the easting and northing of Sheepscombe?

The centre of Sheepscombe is located at the grid reference easting 389206 and northing 210340 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting389206
Northing210340

What are the nearest towns to Sheepscombe?

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

east
2m
Sheepscombe is 2 miles east of Painswick
north-east
4m
Sheepscombe is 4 miles north-east of Stroud
north
6m
Sheepscombe is 6 miles north of Minchinhampton
north-east
6m
Sheepscombe is 6 miles north-east of Stonehouse
north
7m
Sheepscombe is 7 miles north of Nailsworth
south-west
8m
Sheepscombe is 8 miles south-west of Cheltenham
north-west
10m
Sheepscombe is 10 miles north-west of Cirencester
north
11m
Sheepscombe is 11 miles north of Tetbury
north-east
11m
Sheepscombe is 11 miles north-east of Dursley
north-east
14m
Sheepscombe is 14 miles north-east of Wotton-under-Edge

What are the nearest cities to Sheepscombe?

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

south-east
6m
Sheepscombe is 6 miles south-east of Gloucester
south
28m
Sheepscombe is 28 miles south of Worcester
north
30m
Sheepscombe is 30 miles north of Bath
south-east
30m
Sheepscombe is 30 miles south-east of Hereford
north-east
30m
Sheepscombe is 30 miles north-east of Bristol
east
39m
Sheepscombe is 39 miles east of Newport
west
39m
Sheepscombe is 39 miles west of Oxford
north-east
45m
Sheepscombe is 45 miles north-east of Wells
south
49m
Sheepscombe is 49 miles south of Birmingham
north-east
49m
Sheepscombe is 49 miles north-east of Cardiff