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Where is Drimpton?

Drimpton is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south-west of the town of Crewkerne, 32 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 47 miles south of Cardiff, and 126 miles west of London. Drimpton lies just south of the Somerset border. Drimpton falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT8 postcode district. The post town for Drimpton is Beaminster.

Drimpton on a map

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

Which county is Drimpton in?

Drimpton 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 Drimpton in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Drimpton within Dorset
Location of Drimpton within Dorset

What is the postcode for Drimpton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Drimpton is DT8 3RX.

Where is Drimpton in DT8?

Drimpton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Drimpton within DT8
Location of Drimpton within DT8

What is the post town for Drimpton?

The post town for Drimpton is Beaminster. Drimpton is in the DT8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Beaminster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Drimpton?

The centre of Drimpton is located at position 50.84178° latitude and -2.82743° longitude.

Latitude50.84178°
Longitude-2.82743°

What is the easting and northing of Drimpton?

The centre of Drimpton is located at the grid reference easting 341837 and northing 105021 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting341837
Northing105021

What are the nearest towns to Drimpton?

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

south-west
3m
Drimpton is 3 miles south-west of Crewkerne
north-west
4m
Drimpton is 4 miles north-west of Beaminster
east
6m
Drimpton is 6 miles east of Chard
south-east
7m
Drimpton is 7 miles south-east of Ilminster
south
7m
Drimpton is 7 miles south of South Petherton
north
8m
Drimpton is 8 miles north of Bridport
north-east
9m
Drimpton is 9 miles north-east of Axminster
north-east
9m
Drimpton is 9 miles north-east of Lyme Regis
south-west
11m
Drimpton is 11 miles south-west of Yeovil
north-east
13m
Drimpton is 13 miles north-east of Colyton

What are the nearest cities to Drimpton?

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

south
27m
Drimpton is 27 miles south of Wells
east
32m
Drimpton is 32 miles east of Exeter
south-west
43m
Drimpton is 43 miles south-west of Bath
south
43m
Drimpton is 43 miles south of Bristol
south
47m
Drimpton is 47 miles south of Cardiff
west
48m
Drimpton is 48 miles west of Salisbury
south
52m
Drimpton is 52 miles south of Newport
west
62m
Drimpton is 62 miles west of Southampton
north-east
66m
Drimpton is 66 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
68m
Drimpton is 68 miles west of Winchester