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Where is Ashington?

Ashington is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, one mile south-west of the town of Wimborne Minster, five miles north of the major town of Poole, 70 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 96 miles south-west of London. Ashington falls within the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is in the BH21 postcode district. The post town for Ashington is Wimborne.

Ashington on a map

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

Which county is Ashington in?

Ashington is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDorset
Administrative CountyBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Where is Ashington in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Ashington within Dorset
Location of Ashington within Dorset

What is the postcode for Ashington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashington is BH21 3DQ.

Where is Ashington in BH21?

Ashington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ashington within BH21
Location of Ashington within BH21

What is the post town for Ashington?

The post town for Ashington is Wimborne. Ashington is in the BH21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wimborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ashington?

The centre of Ashington is located at position 50.78359° latitude and -2.00002° longitude.

Latitude50.78359°
Longitude-2.00002°

What is the easting and northing of Ashington?

The centre of Ashington is located at the grid reference easting 400095 and northing 98224 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting400095
Northing98224

What are the nearest towns to Ashington?

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

south-west
1m
Ashington is 1 mile south-west of Wimborne Minster
north
5m
Ashington is 5 miles north of Poole
west
5m
Ashington is 5 miles west of Ferndown
north-west
7m
Ashington is 7 miles north-west of Bournemouth
north-east
8m
Ashington is 8 miles north-east of Wareham
south-west
9m
Ashington is 9 miles south-west of Verwood
south-east
9m
Ashington is 9 miles south-east of Blandford Forum
west
10m
Ashington is 10 miles west of Christchurch
south-west
10m
Ashington is 10 miles south-west of Ringwood
north
12m
Ashington is 12 miles north of Swanage

What are the nearest cities to Ashington?

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

south-west
22m
Ashington is 22 miles south-west of Salisbury
west
27m
Ashington is 27 miles west of Southampton
south-west
36m
Ashington is 36 miles south-west of Winchester
west
40m
Ashington is 40 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
41m
Ashington is 41 miles south-east of Wells
south
44m
Ashington is 44 miles south of Bath
south-east
53m
Ashington is 53 miles south-east of Bristol
west
54m
Ashington is 54 miles west of Chichester
east
67m
Ashington is 67 miles east of Exeter
south-east
70m
Ashington is 70 miles south-east of Cardiff