Walcombe is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, one mile north of the city of Wells, 16 miles south of the major city of Bristol, 29 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles west of London. Walcombe falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA5 postcode district. The post town for Walcombe is Wells.
Walcombe is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Walcombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Walcombe is BA5 3AG.
Walcombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA5 postcode district.
The post town for Walcombe is Wells. Walcombe is in the BA5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wells.
The centre of Walcombe is located at position 51.22128° latitude and -2.64364° longitude.
Latitude | 51.22128° |
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Longitude | -2.64364° |
The centre of Walcombe is located at the grid reference easting 355147 and northing 147095 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 355147 |
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Northing | 147095 |
Position of Walcombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Walcombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Walcombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Walcombe to the centre of the city.