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Where is Galton?

Galton is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, six miles south-east of the town of Dorchester, 15 miles west of the major town of Poole, 68 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 112 miles south-west of London. Galton falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Galton is Dorchester.

Galton on a map

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

Which county is Galton in?

Galton 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 Galton in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Galton within Dorset
Location of Galton within Dorset

What is the postcode for Galton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Galton is DT2 8BZ.

Where is Galton in DT2?

Galton 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 Galton within DT2
Location of Galton within DT2

What is the post town for Galton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Galton?

The centre of Galton is located at position 50.66569° latitude and -2.31656° longitude.

Latitude50.66569°
Longitude-2.31656°

What is the easting and northing of Galton?

The centre of Galton is located at the grid reference easting 377724 and northing 85161 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting377724
Northing85161

What are the nearest towns to Galton?

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

south-east
6m
Galton is 6 miles south-east of Dorchester
north-east
7m
Galton is 7 miles north-east of Weymouth
east
9m
Galton is 9 miles east of Chickerell
west
9m
Galton is 9 miles west of Wareham
north-east
9m
Galton is 9 miles north-east of Fortuneswell
south-west
15m
Galton is 15 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
west
15m
Galton is 15 miles west of Poole
west
16m
Galton is 16 miles west of Swanage
south-west
17m
Galton is 17 miles south-west of Wimborne Minster
south
18m
Galton is 18 miles south of Sturminster Newton

What are the nearest cities to Galton?

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

south-west
36m
Galton is 36 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
40m
Galton is 40 miles south of Wells
south-west
43m
Galton is 43 miles south-west of Southampton
south
50m
Galton is 50 miles south of Bath
south-west
52m
Galton is 52 miles south-west of Winchester
east
54m
Galton is 54 miles east of Exeter
west
55m
Galton is 55 miles west of Portsmouth
south
56m
Galton is 56 miles south of Bristol
south-east
68m
Galton is 68 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
68m
Galton is 68 miles west of Chichester