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Where is Winchester?

Winchester is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, seven miles north of the town of Eastleigh, 12 miles north of the major city of Southampton, and 60 miles south-west of London. Winchester falls within the district council of Winchester, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the SO23 postcode district. The post town for Winchester is Winchester.

Winchester on a map

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

Which county is Winchester in?

Winchester is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.

Ceremonial CountyHampshire
Historic CountyHampshire
Administrative CountyHampshire

Where is Winchester in Hampshire?

Winchester is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Hampshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hampshire.

Map showing location of Winchester within Hampshire
Location of Winchester within Hampshire

What is the postcode for Winchester?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Winchester is SO23 9AZ.

Where is Winchester in SO23?

Winchester is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SO23 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SO23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Winchester within SO23
Location of Winchester within SO23

What is the post town for Winchester?

The post town for Winchester is Winchester. Winchester is in the SO23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Winchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Winchester?

The centre of Winchester is located at position 51.06176° latitude and -1.311° longitude.

Latitude51.06176°
Longitude-1.311°

What is the easting and northing of Winchester?

The centre of Winchester is located at the grid reference easting 448380 and northing 129384 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting448380
Northing129384

What are the nearest towns to Winchester?

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

north
7m
Winchester is 7 miles north of Eastleigh
west
7m
Winchester is 7 miles west of New Alresford
north-west
9m
Winchester is 9 miles north-west of Bishop's Waltham
north-east
10m
Winchester is 10 miles north-east of Romsey
north
10m
Winchester is 10 miles north of Hedge End
south
12m
Winchester is 12 miles south of Whitchurch
north-west
12m
Winchester is 12 miles north-west of Wickham
south-east
12m
Winchester is 12 miles south-east of Andover
north-east
13m
Winchester is 13 miles north-east of Totton
north-west
16m
Winchester is 16 miles north-west of Fareham

What are the nearest cities to Winchester?

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

north
12m
Winchester is 12 miles north of Southampton
north-west
21m
Winchester is 21 miles north-west of Portsmouth
east
21m
Winchester is 21 miles east of Salisbury
north-west
28m
Winchester is 28 miles north-west of Chichester
south
48m
Winchester is 48 miles south of Oxford
south-east
51m
Winchester is 51 miles south-east of Bath
west
54m
Winchester is 54 miles west of Brighton and Hove
east
59m
Winchester is 59 miles east of Wells
south-west
60m
Winchester is 60 miles south-west of City of Westminster
south-west
60m
Winchester is 60 miles south-west of London

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