How Far To The Sea?

[lankeela]

I keep reading things that say nowhere is England is more than 70 or 80 miles to the sea - but I don't understand that, as when you look at a map of England and take say Coventry which is pretty much central is it well over 100 miles to the nearest coast. How do they measure it?

[Bobbisox1]

About 13 miles from here

[brainiac]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coton_in_the_Elms

[New Judge]

Coventry is too far south. The West Midlands is closer to the Severn Estuary than the village of Coton is.

[jno]

Coventry's about 50 miles from the Wash or from Flint.

You can check as-crow-flies distances here
https://www.doogal.co.uk/MeasureDistances.php

[barry1010]

They measure by straight line, not roads

[iluvmargie]

19 miles from me (Handforth).

[Jackdaw33]

1/4 mile for me.

[alavahalf]

Were you to remove the word 'nowhere' and slot in ..
'most places in England are no more than 70 or 80 miles from the sea'.. then you are a bit closer to the making the correct statement !

It should only make a difference if you are thinking of walking or driving .. that's assuming you live in Coventry.

[youngmafbog]

About a mile for me.

[Rosie29]

I live in Oxford - not sure if thats further than Coventry from the sea. I think the nearest place from here would be West Wittering. A beautiful place.

[bednobs]

Southampton would be closer wouldn't it?

[jackthehat]

If the tide is in it's 300m for me, if it's out I have a little further to go to get my toes wet... :o)

[bednobs]

and re Coventry, google maps on as the crowflies setting tells me it's only about 63miles to the nearest (that I can see) sea going left, and about 70 ish going right

[theshedman]

I used to be about the same as jackthehat 300m but these days it is nearly a mile in East Devon.

[Togo]

The place furthest from the sea in England is Latitude 52 deg 43.2'N, Longitude 1Deg 32.2'W. Which is very close to Coton In The Elms Derbyshire.

[sanmac]

Togo, you're about 10 degrees in the latitude, that's about 60 miles.

[david small]

If I walk 100 yards I’m up a creek.

[New Judge]

But have you got a paddle?

[Togo]

From where I live I can see the Sea. Remember the skit. I see the sea, I want to pee.

[Togo]

I'm not that close obviously....but I have tried. :))