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Where is Walcombe?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Walcombe in?

Walcombe 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 Walcombe in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Walcombe within Somerset
Location of Walcombe within Somerset

What is the postcode for Walcombe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Walcombe is BA5 3AG.

Where is Walcombe in BA5?

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.

Map showing location of Walcombe within BA5
Location of Walcombe within BA5

What is the post town for Walcombe?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Walcombe?

The centre of Walcombe is located at position 51.22128° latitude and -2.64364° longitude.

Latitude51.22128°
Longitude-2.64364°

What is the easting and northing of Walcombe?

The centre of Walcombe is located at the grid reference easting 355147 and northing 147095 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting355147
Northing147095

What are the nearest towns to Walcombe?

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

north-west
5m
Walcombe is 5 miles north-west of Shepton Mallet
north-east
6m
Walcombe is 6 miles north-east of Glastonbury
north-east
8m
Walcombe is 8 miles north-east of Street
south-west
8m
Walcombe is 8 miles south-west of Midsomer Norton
south-east
9m
Walcombe is 9 miles south-east of Axbridge
south-west
10m
Walcombe is 10 miles south-west of Radstock
north-west
11m
Walcombe is 11 miles north-west of Castle Cary
north-west
11m
Walcombe is 11 miles north-west of Bruton
north
12m
Walcombe is 12 miles north of Somerton
west
14m
Walcombe is 14 miles west of Frome

What are the nearest cities to Walcombe?

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

north
1m
Walcombe is 1 mile north of Wells
south
16m
Walcombe is 16 miles south of Bristol
south-west
17m
Walcombe is 17 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
29m
Walcombe is 29 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
30m
Walcombe is 30 miles south-east of Newport
west
38m
Walcombe is 38 miles west of Salisbury
south
48m
Walcombe is 48 miles south of Gloucester
north-east
52m
Walcombe is 52 miles north-east of Exeter
south
58m
Walcombe is 58 miles south of Hereford
west
58m
Walcombe is 58 miles west of Southampton