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Where is Filford?

Filford is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles north-west of the town of Bridport, 33 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 52 miles south of Cardiff, and 127 miles south-west of London. Filford lies four miles east of the Devon border. Filford falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT6 postcode district. The post town for Filford is Bridport.

Filford on a map

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

Which county is Filford in?

Filford 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 Filford in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Filford within Dorset
Location of Filford within Dorset

What is the postcode for Filford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Filford is DT6 5JW.

Where is Filford in DT6?

Filford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Filford within DT6
Location of Filford within DT6

What is the post town for Filford?

The post town for Filford is Bridport. Filford is in the DT6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Filford?

The centre of Filford is located at position 50.7743° latitude and -2.79437° longitude.

Latitude50.7743°
Longitude-2.79437°

What is the easting and northing of Filford?

The centre of Filford is located at the grid reference easting 344085 and northing 97492 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting344085
Northing97492

What are the nearest towns to Filford?

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

north-west
3m
Filford is 3 miles north-west of Bridport
south-west
3m
Filford is 3 miles south-west of Beaminster
north-east
7m
Filford is 7 miles north-east of Lyme Regis
south
8m
Filford is 8 miles south of Crewkerne
east
9m
Filford is 9 miles east of Axminster
south-east
10m
Filford is 10 miles south-east of Chard
south-east
12m
Filford is 12 miles south-east of Ilminster
south
12m
Filford is 12 miles south of South Petherton
east
12m
Filford is 12 miles east of Colyton
east
13m
Filford is 13 miles east of Seaton

What are the nearest cities to Filford?

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

south
31m
Filford is 31 miles south of Wells
east
33m
Filford is 33 miles east of Exeter
south-west
46m
Filford is 46 miles south-west of Bath
south
48m
Filford is 48 miles south of Bristol
south-west
48m
Filford is 48 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
52m
Filford is 52 miles south of Cardiff
south
57m
Filford is 57 miles south of Newport
west
61m
Filford is 61 miles west of Southampton
north-east
66m
Filford is 66 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
68m
Filford is 68 miles west of Winchester