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Where is Southend?

Southend is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, three miles north of the town of Marlborough, eight miles south-east of the major town of Swindon, 63 miles east of Cardiff, and 68 miles west of London. Southend lies six miles west of the Berkshire border. Southend falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SN8 postcode district. The post town for Southend is Marlborough.

Southend on a map

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

Which county is Southend in?

Southend is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.

Ceremonial CountyWiltshire
Historic CountyWiltshire
Administrative CountyWiltshire

Where is Southend in Wiltshire?

Southend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Wiltshire.

Map showing location of Southend within Wiltshire
Location of Southend within Wiltshire

What is the postcode for Southend?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Southend is SN8 1SG.

Where is Southend in SN8?

Southend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SN8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SN8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Southend within SN8
Location of Southend within SN8

What is the post town for Southend?

The post town for Southend is Marlborough. Southend is in the SN8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Marlborough.

What is the latitude and longitude of Southend?

The centre of Southend is located at position 51.46193° latitude and -1.71424° longitude.

Latitude51.46193°
Longitude-1.71424°

What is the easting and northing of Southend?

The centre of Southend is located at the grid reference easting 419949 and northing 173701 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting419949
Northing173701

What are the nearest towns to Southend?

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

north
3m
Southend is 3 miles north of Marlborough
south-east
8m
Southend is 8 miles south-east of Swindon
west
9m
Southend is 9 miles west of Hungerford
south-east
10m
Southend is 10 miles south-east of Royal Wootton Bassett
south
12m
Southend is 12 miles south of Highworth
east
13m
Southend is 13 miles east of Calne
south-east
14m
Southend is 14 miles south-east of Cricklade
north-east
14m
Southend is 14 miles north-east of Devizes
south
15m
Southend is 15 miles south of Faringdon
north
15m
Southend is 15 miles north of Ludgershall

What are the nearest cities to Southend?

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

north
27m
Southend is 27 miles north of Salisbury
south-west
28m
Southend is 28 miles south-west of Oxford
east
28m
Southend is 28 miles east of Bath
north-west
33m
Southend is 33 miles north-west of Winchester
south-east
36m
Southend is 36 miles south-east of Gloucester
east
38m
Southend is 38 miles east of Bristol
north
41m
Southend is 41 miles north of Southampton
north-east
44m
Southend is 44 miles north-east of Wells
north-west
53m
Southend is 53 miles north-west of Portsmouth
south-east
55m
Southend is 55 miles south-east of Worcester