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Where is Burton?

Burton is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, one mile north of the town of Dorchester, 20 miles west of the major town of Poole, 61 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 115 miles south-west of London. Burton falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Burton is Dorchester.

Burton on a map

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

Which county is Burton in?

Burton 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 Burton in Dorset?

Burton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of Burton within Dorset
Location of Burton within Dorset

What is the postcode for Burton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Burton is DT2 7RZ.

Where is Burton in DT2?

Burton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Burton within DT2
Location of Burton within DT2

What is the post town for Burton?

The post town for Burton is Dorchester. Burton is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Burton?

The centre of Burton is located at position 50.72538° latitude and -2.44457° longitude.

Latitude50.72538°
Longitude-2.44457°

What is the easting and northing of Burton?

The centre of Burton is located at the grid reference easting 368716 and northing 91845 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting368716
Northing91845

What are the nearest towns to Burton?

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

north
1m
Burton is 1 mile north of Dorchester
north
7m
Burton is 7 miles north of Chickerell
north
8m
Burton is 8 miles north of Weymouth
north
12m
Burton is 12 miles north of Fortuneswell
east
14m
Burton is 14 miles east of Bridport
south-east
14m
Burton is 14 miles south-east of Beaminster
west
15m
Burton is 15 miles west of Wareham
south-west
15m
Burton is 15 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton
south-west
15m
Burton is 15 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
south
16m
Burton is 16 miles south of Sherborne

What are the nearest cities to Burton?

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

south
35m
Burton is 35 miles south of Wells
south-west
37m
Burton is 37 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
46m
Burton is 46 miles south of Bath
west
47m
Burton is 47 miles west of Southampton
east
48m
Burton is 48 miles east of Exeter
south
51m
Burton is 51 miles south of Bristol
south-west
55m
Burton is 55 miles south-west of Winchester
west
60m
Burton is 60 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
61m
Burton is 61 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
64m
Burton is 64 miles south of Newport