Wickwar is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, four miles south-west of the town of Wotton-under-Edge, 13 miles north-east of the major city of Bristol, 34 miles east of Cardiff, and 98 miles west of London. Wickwar lies six miles north-west of the Wiltshire border. Wickwar falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the GL12 postcode district. The post town for Wickwar is Wotton-under-Edge.
Wickwar is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of South Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | South Gloucestershire |
Wickwar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wickwar is GL12 8NP.
Wickwar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the GL12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL12 postcode district.
The post town for Wickwar is Wotton-under-Edge. Wickwar is in the GL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wotton-under-Edge.
The centre of Wickwar is located at position 51.59373° latitude and -2.39945° longitude.
Latitude | 51.59373° |
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Longitude | -2.39945° |
The centre of Wickwar is located at the grid reference easting 372426 and northing 188396 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 372426 |
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Northing | 188396 |
Position of Wickwar relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wickwar to the centre of the town.
Position of Wickwar relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wickwar to the centre of the city.