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Where is Dunbury?

Dunbury is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles south-west of the town of Blandford Forum, 14 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 60 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 104 miles south-west of London. Dunbury falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT11 postcode district. The post town for Dunbury is Blandford Forum.

Dunbury on a map

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

Which county is Dunbury in?

Dunbury 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 Dunbury in Dorset?

Dunbury 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 Dunbury within Dorset
Location of Dunbury within Dorset

What is the postcode for Dunbury?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dunbury is DT11 0DH.

Where is Dunbury in DT11?

Dunbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dunbury within DT11
Location of Dunbury within DT11

What is the post town for Dunbury?

The post town for Dunbury is Blandford Forum. Dunbury is in the DT11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blandford Forum.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dunbury?

The centre of Dunbury is located at position 50.8318° latitude and -2.25781° longitude.

Latitude50.8318°
Longitude-2.25781°

What is the easting and northing of Dunbury?

The centre of Dunbury is located at the grid reference easting 381940 and northing 103616 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting381940
Northing103616

What are the nearest towns to Dunbury?

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

south-west
4m
Dunbury is 4 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
south
7m
Dunbury is 7 miles south of Sturminster Newton
south-east
10m
Dunbury is 10 miles south-east of Stalbridge
north-east
11m
Dunbury is 11 miles north-east of Dorchester
north-west
12m
Dunbury is 12 miles north-west of Wareham
west
12m
Dunbury is 12 miles west of Wimborne Minster
south
12m
Dunbury is 12 miles south of Shaftesbury
south-east
14m
Dunbury is 14 miles south-east of Sherborne
south
14m
Dunbury is 14 miles south of Gillingham
north-west
14m
Dunbury is 14 miles north-west of Poole

What are the nearest cities to Dunbury?

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

south-west
26m
Dunbury is 26 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
31m
Dunbury is 31 miles south-east of Wells
west
38m
Dunbury is 38 miles west of Southampton
south
38m
Dunbury is 38 miles south of Bath
west
44m
Dunbury is 44 miles west of Winchester
south
45m
Dunbury is 45 miles south of Bristol
west
51m
Dunbury is 51 miles west of Portsmouth
east
56m
Dunbury is 56 miles east of Exeter
south-east
60m
Dunbury is 60 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
61m
Dunbury is 61 miles south-east of Newport