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Where is Cerne Abbas?

Cerne Abbas is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, seven miles north of the town of Dorchester, 23 miles west of the major town of Poole, 55 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 113 miles south-west of London. Cerne Abbas lies eight miles south-east of the Somerset border. Cerne Abbas falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Cerne Abbas is Dorchester.

Cerne Abbas on a map

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

Which county is Cerne Abbas in?

Cerne Abbas 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 Cerne Abbas in Dorset?

Cerne Abbas 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 Cerne Abbas within Dorset
Location of Cerne Abbas within Dorset

What is the postcode for Cerne Abbas?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cerne Abbas is DT2 7JF.

Where is Cerne Abbas in DT2?

Cerne Abbas is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cerne Abbas within DT2
Location of Cerne Abbas within DT2

What is the post town for Cerne Abbas?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Cerne Abbas?

The centre of Cerne Abbas is located at position 50.80879° latitude and -2.47708° longitude.

Latitude50.80879°
Longitude-2.47708°

What is the easting and northing of Cerne Abbas?

The centre of Cerne Abbas is located at the grid reference easting 366481 and northing 101134 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting366481
Northing101134

What are the nearest towns to Cerne Abbas?

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

north
7m
Cerne Abbas is 7 miles north of Dorchester
south
10m
Cerne Abbas is 10 miles south of Sherborne
south-west
11m
Cerne Abbas is 11 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton
south-west
11m
Cerne Abbas is 11 miles south-west of Stalbridge
south-east
11m
Cerne Abbas is 11 miles south-east of Yeovil
east
11m
Cerne Abbas is 11 miles east of Beaminster
north
13m
Cerne Abbas is 13 miles north of Chickerell
east
13m
Cerne Abbas is 13 miles east of Bridport
north
14m
Cerne Abbas is 14 miles north of Weymouth
west
14m
Cerne Abbas is 14 miles west of Blandford Forum

What are the nearest cities to Cerne Abbas?

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

south
29m
Cerne Abbas is 29 miles south of Wells
south-west
35m
Cerne Abbas is 35 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
40m
Cerne Abbas is 40 miles south of Bath
south
45m
Cerne Abbas is 45 miles south of Bristol
east
47m
Cerne Abbas is 47 miles east of Exeter
west
47m
Cerne Abbas is 47 miles west of Southampton
west
54m
Cerne Abbas is 54 miles west of Winchester
south-east
55m
Cerne Abbas is 55 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
58m
Cerne Abbas is 58 miles south of Newport
west
61m
Cerne Abbas is 61 miles west of Portsmouth