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Where is Avon Common?

Avon Common is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles east of the town of Ferndown, five miles north-east of the major town of Bournemouth, 76 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 89 miles south-west of London. Avon Common lies just south-west of the Hampshire border, and was historically in the county of Hampshire. Avon Common falls within the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is in the BH23 postcode district. The post town for Avon Common is Christchurch.

Avon Common on a map

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

Which county is Avon Common in?

Avon Common is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyHampshire
Administrative CountyBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Where is Avon Common in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Avon Common within Dorset
Location of Avon Common within Dorset

What is the postcode for Avon Common?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Avon Common is BH23 6BX.

Where is Avon Common in BH23?

Avon Common is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BH23 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BH23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Avon Common within BH23
Location of Avon Common within BH23

What is the post town for Avon Common?

The post town for Avon Common is Christchurch. Avon Common is in the BH23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Christchurch.

What is the latitude and longitude of Avon Common?

The centre of Avon Common is located at position 50.78704° latitude and -1.81851° longitude.

Latitude50.78704°
Longitude-1.81851°

What is the easting and northing of Avon Common?

The centre of Avon Common is located at the grid reference easting 412890 and northing 98623 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting412890
Northing98623

What are the nearest towns to Avon Common?

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

east
3m
Avon Common is 3 miles east of Ferndown
north-west
4m
Avon Common is 4 miles north-west of Christchurch
south
4m
Avon Common is 4 miles south of Ringwood
north-east
5m
Avon Common is 5 miles north-east of Bournemouth
south
7m
Avon Common is 7 miles south of Verwood
east
7m
Avon Common is 7 miles east of Wimborne Minster
west
8m
Avon Common is 8 miles west of New Milton
north-east
8m
Avon Common is 8 miles north-east of Poole
south
10m
Avon Common is 10 miles south of Fordingbridge
west
12m
Avon Common is 12 miles west of Lymington

What are the nearest cities to Avon Common?

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

south
20m
Avon Common is 20 miles south of Salisbury
south-west
20m
Avon Common is 20 miles south-west of Southampton
south-west
29m
Avon Common is 29 miles south-west of Winchester
west
32m
Avon Common is 32 miles west of Portsmouth
west
46m
Avon Common is 46 miles west of Chichester
south-east
46m
Avon Common is 46 miles south-east of Wells
south-east
47m
Avon Common is 47 miles south-east of Bath
south-east
57m
Avon Common is 57 miles south-east of Bristol
south
71m
Avon Common is 71 miles south of Oxford
west
73m
Avon Common is 73 miles west of Brighton and Hove