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Where is Alweston?

Alweston is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south-east of the town of Sherborne, 26 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 49 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 110 miles west of London. Alweston lies two miles south-east of the Somerset border. Alweston falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Alweston is Sherborne.

Alweston on a map

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

Which county is Alweston in?

Alweston is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDorset
Administrative CountyDorset

Where is Alweston in Dorset?

Alweston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of Alweston within Dorset
Location of Alweston within Dorset

What is the postcode for Alweston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alweston is DT9 5HT.

Where is Alweston in DT9?

Alweston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Alweston within DT9
Location of Alweston within DT9

What is the post town for Alweston?

The post town for Alweston is Sherborne. Alweston is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Alweston?

The centre of Alweston is located at position 50.92719° latitude and -2.47874° longitude.

Latitude50.92719°
Longitude-2.47874°

What is the easting and northing of Alweston?

The centre of Alweston is located at the grid reference easting 366450 and northing 114303 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting366450
Northing114303

What are the nearest towns to Alweston?

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

south-east
2m
Alweston is 2 miles south-east of Sherborne
south-west
5m
Alweston is 5 miles south-west of Stalbridge
east
7m
Alweston is 7 miles east of Yeovil
west
8m
Alweston is 8 miles west of Sturminster Newton
south
9m
Alweston is 9 miles south of Wincanton
south
11m
Alweston is 11 miles south of Castle Cary
south-west
12m
Alweston is 12 miles south-west of Gillingham
south
13m
Alweston is 13 miles south of Bruton
south-west
14m
Alweston is 14 miles south-west of Shaftesbury
north-east
14m
Alweston is 14 miles north-east of Beaminster

What are the nearest cities to Alweston?

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

south
21m
Alweston is 21 miles south of Wells
west
31m
Alweston is 31 miles west of Salisbury
south
32m
Alweston is 32 miles south of Bath
south
37m
Alweston is 37 miles south of Bristol
west
47m
Alweston is 47 miles west of Southampton
east
48m
Alweston is 48 miles east of Exeter
south-east
49m
Alweston is 49 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
51m
Alweston is 51 miles south-east of Newport
west
52m
Alweston is 52 miles west of Winchester
west
61m
Alweston is 61 miles west of Portsmouth