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Where is Beacon Hill?

Beacon Hill is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 70 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 99 miles south-west of London. Beacon Hill falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH16 postcode district. The post town for Beacon Hill is Poole.

Beacon Hill on a map

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

Which county is Beacon Hill in?

Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Beacon Hill within Dorset
Location of Beacon Hill within Dorset

What is the postcode for Beacon Hill?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Beacon Hill is BH16 6AQ.

Where is Beacon Hill in BH16?

Beacon Hill is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Beacon Hill within BH16
Location of Beacon Hill within BH16

What is the post town for Beacon Hill?

The post town for Beacon Hill is Poole. Beacon Hill is in the BH16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Poole.

What is the latitude and longitude of Beacon Hill?

The centre of Beacon Hill is located at position 50.7529° latitude and -2.04315° longitude.

Latitude50.7529°
Longitude-2.04315°

What is the easting and northing of Beacon Hill?

The centre of Beacon Hill is located at the grid reference easting 397052 and northing 94812 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting397052
Northing94812

What are the nearest towns to Beacon Hill?

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

north-west
4m
Beacon Hill is 4 miles north-west of Poole
south-west
4m
Beacon Hill is 4 miles south-west of Wimborne Minster
north-east
5m
Beacon Hill is 5 miles north-east of Wareham
south-west
7m
Beacon Hill is 7 miles south-west of Ferndown
west
8m
Beacon Hill is 8 miles west of Bournemouth
south-east
9m
Beacon Hill is 9 miles south-east of Blandford Forum
north
11m
Beacon Hill is 11 miles north of Swanage
south-west
11m
Beacon Hill is 11 miles south-west of Verwood
west
12m
Beacon Hill is 12 miles west of Christchurch
south-west
13m
Beacon Hill is 13 miles south-west of Ringwood

What are the nearest cities to Beacon Hill?

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

south-west
24m
Beacon Hill is 24 miles south-west of Salisbury
west
30m
Beacon Hill is 30 miles west of Southampton
south-west
38m
Beacon Hill is 38 miles south-west of Winchester
south-east
41m
Beacon Hill is 41 miles south-east of Wells
west
42m
Beacon Hill is 42 miles west of Portsmouth
south
46m
Beacon Hill is 46 miles south of Bath
south-east
54m
Beacon Hill is 54 miles south-east of Bristol
west
56m
Beacon Hill is 56 miles west of Chichester
east
65m
Beacon Hill is 65 miles east of Exeter
south-east
70m
Beacon Hill is 70 miles south-east of Cardiff