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Where is Wincanton?

Wincanton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, four miles south-east of the town of Bruton, 23 miles south of the major city of Bath, 44 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 104 miles west of London. Wincanton lies three miles north of the Dorset border. Wincanton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA9 postcode district.

Wincanton on a map

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

Which county is Wincanton in?

Wincanton 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 Wincanton in Somerset?

Wincanton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of Wincanton within Somerset
Location of Wincanton within Somerset

What is the postcode for Wincanton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wincanton is BA9 9LD.

Where is Wincanton in BA9?

Wincanton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wincanton within BA9
Location of Wincanton within BA9

What is the latitude and longitude of Wincanton?

The centre of Wincanton is located at position 51.05609° latitude and -2.41132° longitude.

Latitude51.05609°
Longitude-2.41132°

What is the easting and northing of Wincanton?

The centre of Wincanton is located at the grid reference easting 371268 and northing 128608 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting371268
Northing128608

What are the nearest towns to Wincanton?

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

south-east
4m
Wincanton is 4 miles south-east of Bruton
south-east
5m
Wincanton is 5 miles south-east of Castle Cary
west
6m
Wincanton is 6 miles west of Gillingham
west
7m
Wincanton is 7 miles west of Mere
north
7m
Wincanton is 7 miles north of Stalbridge
north-east
9m
Wincanton is 9 miles north-east of Sherborne
west
10m
Wincanton is 10 miles west of Shaftesbury
north-west
10m
Wincanton is 10 miles north-west of Sturminster Newton
south-east
11m
Wincanton is 11 miles south-east of Shepton Mallet
north-east
13m
Wincanton is 13 miles north-east of Yeovil

What are the nearest cities to Wincanton?

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

south-east
15m
Wincanton is 15 miles south-east of Wells
south
23m
Wincanton is 23 miles south of Bath
west
27m
Wincanton is 27 miles west of Salisbury
south
29m
Wincanton is 29 miles south of Bristol
south-east
44m
Wincanton is 44 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
45m
Wincanton is 45 miles south-east of Newport
west
45m
Wincanton is 45 miles west of Southampton
west
48m
Wincanton is 48 miles west of Winchester
north-east
54m
Wincanton is 54 miles north-east of Exeter
south
56m
Wincanton is 56 miles south of Gloucester

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