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Where is West Town?

West Town is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, seven miles north-east of the town of Axbridge, nine miles south-west of the major city of Bristol, 23 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles west of London. West Town lies five miles south-east of the Bristol border. West Town falls within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset. It is in the BS40 postcode district. The post town for West Town is Bristol.

West Town on a map

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

Which county is West Town in?

West Town is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Bath and North East Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountyBath and North East Somerset

Where is West Town in Somerset?

West Town is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of West Town within Somerset
Location of West Town within Somerset

What is the postcode for West Town?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Town is BS40 7XD.

Where is West Town in BS40?

West Town is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS40 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS40 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Town within BS40
Location of West Town within BS40

What is the post town for West Town?

The post town for West Town is Bristol. West Town is in the BS40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Town?

The centre of West Town is located at position 51.34094° latitude and -2.69342° longitude.

Latitude51.34094°
Longitude-2.69342°

What is the easting and northing of West Town?

The centre of West Town is located at the grid reference easting 351796 and northing 160434 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting351796
Northing160434

What are the nearest towns to West Town?

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

north-east
7m
West Town is 7 miles north-east of Axbridge
south-east
7m
West Town is 7 miles south-east of Nailsea
south-east
10m
West Town is 10 miles south-east of Clevedon
north-west
10m
West Town is 10 miles north-west of Midsomer Norton
south-west
10m
West Town is 10 miles south-west of Keynsham
south
10m
West Town is 10 miles south of Portishead
west
11m
West Town is 11 miles west of Radstock
north-west
12m
West Town is 12 miles north-west of Shepton Mallet
east
12m
West Town is 12 miles east of Weston-super-Mare
south-west
13m
West Town is 13 miles south-west of Filton

What are the nearest cities to West Town?

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

south-west
9m
West Town is 9 miles south-west of Bristol
north
9m
West Town is 9 miles north of Wells
west
15m
West Town is 15 miles west of Bath
south-east
22m
West Town is 22 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
23m
West Town is 23 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-west
41m
West Town is 41 miles south-west of Gloucester
north-west
43m
West Town is 43 miles north-west of Salisbury
south
49m
West Town is 49 miles south of Hereford
north-east
56m
West Town is 56 miles north-east of Exeter
east
57m
West Town is 57 miles east of Swansea