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Where is Blackney?

Blackney is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles west of the town of Beaminster, 32 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 50 miles south of Cardiff, and 127 miles south-west of London. Blackney lies three miles east of the Devon border. Blackney falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT6 postcode district. The post town for Blackney is Bridport.

Blackney on a map

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

Which county is Blackney in?

Blackney 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 Blackney in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Blackney within Dorset
Location of Blackney within Dorset

What is the postcode for Blackney?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackney is DT6 5PB.

Where is Blackney in DT6?

Blackney is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Blackney within DT6
Location of Blackney within DT6

What is the post town for Blackney?

The post town for Blackney is Bridport. Blackney is in the DT6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Blackney?

The centre of Blackney is located at position 50.79152° latitude and -2.81028° longitude.

Latitude50.79152°
Longitude-2.81028°

What is the easting and northing of Blackney?

The centre of Blackney is located at the grid reference easting 342984 and northing 99420 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting342984
Northing99420

What are the nearest towns to Blackney?

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

west
3m
Blackney is 3 miles west of Beaminster
north-west
5m
Blackney is 5 miles north-west of Bridport
south
6m
Blackney is 6 miles south of Crewkerne
north-east
7m
Blackney is 7 miles north-east of Lyme Regis
east
8m
Blackney is 8 miles east of Axminster
south-east
9m
Blackney is 9 miles south-east of Chard
south-east
10m
Blackney is 10 miles south-east of Ilminster
south
11m
Blackney is 11 miles south of South Petherton
east
12m
Blackney is 12 miles east of Colyton
south-west
13m
Blackney is 13 miles south-west of Yeovil

What are the nearest cities to Blackney?

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

south
30m
Blackney is 30 miles south of Wells
east
32m
Blackney is 32 miles east of Exeter
south-west
45m
Blackney is 45 miles south-west of Bath
south
47m
Blackney is 47 miles south of Bristol
south-west
48m
Blackney is 48 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
50m
Blackney is 50 miles south of Cardiff
south
56m
Blackney is 56 miles south of Newport
west
62m
Blackney is 62 miles west of Southampton
north-east
65m
Blackney is 65 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
68m
Blackney is 68 miles west of Winchester