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Where is Swindon?

Swindon is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, two miles north-west of the town of Kingswinford, five miles west of the major town of Dudley, 83 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 112 miles north-west of London. Swindon lies just west of the West Midlands border. Swindon falls within the district council of South Staffordshire, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the DY3 postcode district. The post town for Swindon is Dudley.

Swindon on a map

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

Which county is Swindon in?

Swindon is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.

Ceremonial CountyStaffordshire
Historic CountyStaffordshire
Administrative CountyStaffordshire

Where is Swindon in Staffordshire?

Swindon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.

Map showing location of Swindon within Staffordshire
Location of Swindon within Staffordshire

What is the postcode for Swindon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Swindon is DY3 4NR.

Where is Swindon in DY3?

Swindon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DY3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DY3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Swindon within DY3
Location of Swindon within DY3

What is the post town for Swindon?

The post town for Swindon is Dudley. Swindon is in the DY3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dudley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Swindon?

The centre of Swindon is located at position 52.51292° latitude and -2.20384° longitude.

Latitude52.51292°
Longitude-2.20384°

What is the easting and northing of Swindon?

The centre of Swindon is located at the grid reference easting 386264 and northing 290579 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting386264
Northing290579

What are the nearest towns to Swindon?

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

north-west
2m
Swindon is 2 miles north-west of Kingswinford
south-west
4m
Swindon is 4 miles south-west of Sedgley
north-west
5m
Swindon is 5 miles north-west of Stourbridge
north-west
5m
Swindon is 5 miles north-west of Brierley Hill
west
5m
Swindon is 5 miles west of Dudley
west
5m
Swindon is 5 miles west of Coseley
south-west
6m
Swindon is 6 miles south-west of Bilston
west
7m
Swindon is 7 miles west of Rowley Regis
west
7m
Swindon is 7 miles west of Tipton
north-west
7m
Swindon is 7 miles north-west of Halesowen

What are the nearest cities to Swindon?

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

south-west
6m
Swindon is 6 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
west
13m
Swindon is 13 miles west of Birmingham
south-west
20m
Swindon is 20 miles south-west of Lichfield
north
22m
Swindon is 22 miles north of Worcester
west
30m
Swindon is 30 miles west of Coventry
south
35m
Swindon is 35 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent
north-east
38m
Swindon is 38 miles north-east of Hereford
south-west
42m
Swindon is 42 miles south-west of Derby
north
45m
Swindon is 45 miles north of Gloucester
west
46m
Swindon is 46 miles west of Leicester