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Where is Bedchester?

Bedchester is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south of the town of Shaftesbury, 19 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 55 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 98 miles south-west of London. Bedchester lies three miles south-west of the Wiltshire border. Bedchester falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP7 postcode district. The post town for Bedchester is Shaftesbury.

Bedchester on a map

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

Which county is Bedchester in?

Bedchester 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 Bedchester in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Bedchester within Dorset
Location of Bedchester within Dorset

What is the postcode for Bedchester?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bedchester is SP7 0JR.

Where is Bedchester in SP7?

Bedchester is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SP7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bedchester within SP7
Location of Bedchester within SP7

What is the post town for Bedchester?

The post town for Bedchester is Shaftesbury. Bedchester is in the SP7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shaftesbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bedchester?

The centre of Bedchester is located at position 50.95697° latitude and -2.21172° longitude.

Latitude50.95697°
Longitude-2.21172°

What is the easting and northing of Bedchester?

The centre of Bedchester is located at the grid reference easting 385226 and northing 117526 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting385226
Northing117526

What are the nearest towns to Bedchester?

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

south
3m
Bedchester is 3 miles south of Shaftesbury
north-east
5m
Bedchester is 5 miles north-east of Sturminster Newton
south-east
6m
Bedchester is 6 miles south-east of Gillingham
north
7m
Bedchester is 7 miles north of Blandford Forum
east
7m
Bedchester is 7 miles east of Stalbridge
south
10m
Bedchester is 10 miles south of Mere
south-east
11m
Bedchester is 11 miles south-east of Wincanton
east
13m
Bedchester is 13 miles east of Sherborne
north-west
15m
Bedchester is 15 miles north-west of Wimborne Minster
south-east
15m
Bedchester is 15 miles south-east of Bruton

What are the nearest cities to Bedchester?

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

south-west
20m
Bedchester is 20 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
26m
Bedchester is 26 miles south-east of Wells
south
30m
Bedchester is 30 miles south of Bath
west
35m
Bedchester is 35 miles west of Southampton
south-east
38m
Bedchester is 38 miles south-east of Bristol
west
40m
Bedchester is 40 miles west of Winchester
west
50m
Bedchester is 50 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
55m
Bedchester is 55 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
55m
Bedchester is 55 miles south-east of Cardiff
east
60m
Bedchester is 60 miles east of Exeter