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Where is Dorchester?

Dorchester is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, seven miles north-east of the town of Chickerell, 20 miles west of the major town of Poole, 62 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 115 miles south-west of London. Dorchester falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT1 postcode district. The post town for Dorchester is Dorchester.

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

Which county is Dorchester in?

Dorchester 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 Dorchester in Dorset?

Dorchester 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 Dorchester within Dorset
Location of Dorchester within Dorset

What is the postcode for Dorchester?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dorchester is DT1 1UB.

Where is Dorchester in DT1?

Dorchester is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dorchester within DT1
Location of Dorchester within DT1

What is the post town for Dorchester?

The post town for Dorchester is Dorchester. Dorchester is in the DT1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dorchester?

The centre of Dorchester is located at position 50.71532° latitude and -2.43813° longitude.

Latitude50.71532°
Longitude-2.43813°

What is the easting and northing of Dorchester?

The centre of Dorchester is located at the grid reference easting 369164 and northing 90724 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting369164
Northing90724

What are the nearest towns to Dorchester?

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

north-east
7m
Dorchester is 7 miles north-east of Chickerell
north
8m
Dorchester is 8 miles north of Weymouth
north
11m
Dorchester is 11 miles north of Fortuneswell
east
14m
Dorchester is 14 miles east of Bridport
west
15m
Dorchester is 15 miles west of Wareham
south-east
15m
Dorchester is 15 miles south-east of Beaminster
south-west
15m
Dorchester is 15 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
south
16m
Dorchester is 16 miles south of Sturminster Newton
south
16m
Dorchester is 16 miles south of Sherborne
south
17m
Dorchester is 17 miles south of Stalbridge

What are the nearest cities to Dorchester?

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

south
35m
Dorchester is 35 miles south of Wells
south-west
37m
Dorchester is 37 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
46m
Dorchester is 46 miles south of Bath
west
47m
Dorchester is 47 miles west of Southampton
east
48m
Dorchester is 48 miles east of Exeter
south
51m
Dorchester is 51 miles south of Bristol
south-west
55m
Dorchester is 55 miles south-west of Winchester
west
59m
Dorchester is 59 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
62m
Dorchester is 62 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
65m
Dorchester is 65 miles south of Newport

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