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Where is Charlton Down?

Charlton Down is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles north of the town of Dorchester, 21 miles west of the major town of Poole, 59 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 114 miles south-west of London. Charlton Down falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Charlton Down is Dorchester.

Charlton Down on a map

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

Which county is Charlton Down in?

Charlton Down 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 Charlton Down in Dorset?

Charlton Down 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 Charlton Down within Dorset
Location of Charlton Down within Dorset

What is the postcode for Charlton Down?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Charlton Down is DT2 9UZ.

Where is Charlton Down in DT2?

Charlton Down 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 Charlton Down within DT2
Location of Charlton Down within DT2

What is the post town for Charlton Down?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Charlton Down?

The centre of Charlton Down is located at position 50.75215° latitude and -2.45621° longitude.

Latitude50.75215°
Longitude-2.45621°

What is the easting and northing of Charlton Down?

The centre of Charlton Down is located at the grid reference easting 367913 and northing 94828 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting367913
Northing94828

What are the nearest towns to Charlton Down?

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

north
3m
Charlton Down is 3 miles north of Dorchester
north
9m
Charlton Down is 9 miles north of Chickerell
north
10m
Charlton Down is 10 miles north of Weymouth
east
13m
Charlton Down is 13 miles east of Beaminster
east
13m
Charlton Down is 13 miles east of Bridport
north
13m
Charlton Down is 13 miles north of Fortuneswell
south-west
14m
Charlton Down is 14 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton
south
14m
Charlton Down is 14 miles south of Sherborne
south-west
15m
Charlton Down is 15 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
south
15m
Charlton Down is 15 miles south of Stalbridge

What are the nearest cities to Charlton Down?

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

south
33m
Charlton Down is 33 miles south of Wells
south-west
36m
Charlton Down is 36 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
44m
Charlton Down is 44 miles south of Bath
west
47m
Charlton Down is 47 miles west of Southampton
east
47m
Charlton Down is 47 miles east of Exeter
south
49m
Charlton Down is 49 miles south of Bristol
south-west
54m
Charlton Down is 54 miles south-west of Winchester
south-east
59m
Charlton Down is 59 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
60m
Charlton Down is 60 miles west of Portsmouth
south
62m
Charlton Down is 62 miles south of Newport

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