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Where is Townsend?

Townsend is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, four miles north-west of the city of Wells, 14 miles south of the major city of Bristol, 26 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 112 miles west of London. Townsend falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA5 postcode district. The post town for Townsend is Wells.

Townsend on a map

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

Which county is Townsend in?

Townsend 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 Townsend in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Townsend within Somerset
Location of Townsend within Somerset

What is the postcode for Townsend?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Townsend is BA5 3BP.

Where is Townsend in BA5?

Townsend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BA5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Townsend within BA5
Location of Townsend within BA5

What is the post town for Townsend?

The post town for Townsend is Wells. Townsend is in the BA5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wells.

What is the latitude and longitude of Townsend?

The centre of Townsend is located at position 51.26389° latitude and -2.68692° longitude.

Latitude51.26389°
Longitude-2.68692°

What is the easting and northing of Townsend?

The centre of Townsend is located at the grid reference easting 352169 and northing 151861 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting352169
Northing151861

What are the nearest towns to Townsend?

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

east
6m
Townsend is 6 miles east of Axbridge
north-west
8m
Townsend is 8 miles north-west of Shepton Mallet
north
8m
Townsend is 8 miles north of Glastonbury
west
9m
Townsend is 9 miles west of Midsomer Norton
north
10m
Townsend is 10 miles north of Street
west
11m
Townsend is 11 miles west of Radstock
south
12m
Townsend is 12 miles south of Nailsea
south-west
13m
Townsend is 13 miles south-west of Keynsham
east
13m
Townsend is 13 miles east of Burnham-on-Sea
south-east
14m
Townsend is 14 miles south-east of Weston-super-Mare

What are the nearest cities to Townsend?

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

north-west
4m
Townsend is 4 miles north-west of Wells
south
14m
Townsend is 14 miles south of Bristol
south-west
16m
Townsend is 16 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
26m
Townsend is 26 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
26m
Townsend is 26 miles south-east of Newport
west
41m
Townsend is 41 miles west of Salisbury
south-west
46m
Townsend is 46 miles south-west of Gloucester
north-east
53m
Townsend is 53 miles north-east of Exeter
south
55m
Townsend is 55 miles south of Hereford
south-east
60m
Townsend is 60 miles south-east of Swansea