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Where is East Knighton?

East Knighton is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, seven miles west of the town of Wareham, 13 miles west of the major town of Poole, 69 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 110 miles south-west of London. East Knighton falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for East Knighton is Dorchester.

East Knighton on a map

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

Which county is East Knighton in?

East Knighton 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 East Knighton in Dorset?

East Knighton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of East Knighton within Dorset
Location of East Knighton within Dorset

What is the postcode for East Knighton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of East Knighton is DT2 8JY.

Where is East Knighton in DT2?

East Knighton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of East Knighton within DT2
Location of East Knighton within DT2

What is the post town for East Knighton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of East Knighton?

The centre of East Knighton is located at position 50.66605° latitude and -2.26218° longitude.

Latitude50.66605°
Longitude-2.26218°

What is the easting and northing of East Knighton?

The centre of East Knighton is located at the grid reference easting 381567 and northing 85186 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting381567
Northing85186

What are the nearest towns to East Knighton?

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

west
7m
East Knighton is 7 miles west of Wareham
south-east
8m
East Knighton is 8 miles south-east of Dorchester
north-east
9m
East Knighton is 9 miles north-east of Weymouth
north-east
11m
East Knighton is 11 miles north-east of Fortuneswell
east
11m
East Knighton is 11 miles east of Chickerell
west
13m
East Knighton is 13 miles west of Poole
south
14m
East Knighton is 14 miles south of Blandford Forum
west
14m
East Knighton is 14 miles west of Swanage
south-west
15m
East Knighton is 15 miles south-west of Wimborne Minster
west
17m
East Knighton is 17 miles west of Bournemouth

What are the nearest cities to East Knighton?

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

south-west
35m
East Knighton is 35 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-west
41m
East Knighton is 41 miles south-west of Southampton
south-east
41m
East Knighton is 41 miles south-east of Wells
south
50m
East Knighton is 50 miles south of Bath
south-west
50m
East Knighton is 50 miles south-west of Winchester
west
52m
East Knighton is 52 miles west of Portsmouth
east
56m
East Knighton is 56 miles east of Exeter
south
56m
East Knighton is 56 miles south of Bristol
west
66m
East Knighton is 66 miles west of Chichester
south-east
69m
East Knighton is 69 miles south-east of Cardiff