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Where is Watchet?

Watchet is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, seven miles east of the town of Minehead, 19 miles south-west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 22 miles south of Cardiff, and 140 miles west of London. Watchet falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA23 postcode district. The post town for Watchet is Watchet.

Watchet on a map

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

Which county is Watchet in?

Watchet 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 Watchet in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Watchet within Somerset
Location of Watchet within Somerset

What is the postcode for Watchet?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Watchet is TA23 0AD.

Where is Watchet in TA23?

Watchet is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Watchet within TA23
Location of Watchet within TA23

What is the post town for Watchet?

The post town for Watchet is Watchet. Watchet is in the TA23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Watchet.

What is the latitude and longitude of Watchet?

The centre of Watchet is located at position 51.18205° latitude and -3.33055° longitude.

Latitude51.18205°
Longitude-3.33055°

What is the easting and northing of Watchet?

The centre of Watchet is located at the grid reference easting 307097 and northing 143377 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting307097
Northing143377

What are the nearest towns to Watchet?

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

east
7m
Watchet is 7 miles east of Minehead
north
10m
Watchet is 10 miles north of Wiveliscombe
north-east
14m
Watchet is 14 miles north-east of Dulverton
west
15m
Watchet is 15 miles west of Bridgwater
north
15m
Watchet is 15 miles north of Wellington
north-west
15m
Watchet is 15 miles north-west of North Petherton
west
15m
Watchet is 15 miles west of Burnham-on-Sea
north-west
15m
Watchet is 15 miles north-west of Taunton
south
16m
Watchet is 16 miles south of Barry
south
17m
Watchet is 17 miles south of Llantwit Major

What are the nearest cities to Watchet?

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

south
22m
Watchet is 22 miles south of Cardiff
west
30m
Watchet is 30 miles west of Wells
south-west
32m
Watchet is 32 miles south-west of Newport
north
33m
Watchet is 33 miles north of Exeter
south-west
37m
Watchet is 37 miles south-west of Bristol
south-east
40m
Watchet is 40 miles south-east of Swansea
west
44m
Watchet is 44 miles west of Bath
south-west
66m
Watchet is 66 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
66m
Watchet is 66 miles south-west of Gloucester
north-east
66m
Watchet is 66 miles north-east of Plymouth

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