Swindon is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, five miles east of the town of Royal Wootton Bassett, 60 miles east of Cardiff, and 71 miles west of London. Swindon lies four miles south-west of the Oxfordshire border. Swindon falls within the unitary authority of Swindon. It is in the SN1 postcode district. The post town for Swindon is Swindon.
Swindon is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Swindon.
Ceremonial County | Wiltshire |
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Historic County | Wiltshire |
Administrative County | Swindon |
Swindon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Swindon is SN1 1QP.
Swindon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SN1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SN1 postcode district.
The post town for Swindon is Swindon. Swindon is in the SN1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swindon.
The centre of Swindon is located at position 51.56153° latitude and -1.78546° longitude.
Latitude | 51.56153° |
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Longitude | -1.78546° |
The centre of Swindon is located at the grid reference easting 414969 and northing 184761 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 414969 |
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Northing | 184761 |
Position of Swindon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Swindon to the centre of the town.
Position of Swindon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Swindon to the centre of the city.