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Where is Grimstone?

Grimstone is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles north-west of the town of Dorchester, 23 miles west of the major town of Poole, 58 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 116 miles south-west of London. Grimstone falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Grimstone is Dorchester.

Grimstone on a map

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

Which county is Grimstone in?

Grimstone 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 Grimstone in Dorset?

Grimstone 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 Grimstone within Dorset
Location of Grimstone within Dorset

What is the postcode for Grimstone?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Grimstone is DT2 9NA.

Where is Grimstone in DT2?

Grimstone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Grimstone within DT2
Location of Grimstone within DT2

What is the post town for Grimstone?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Grimstone?

The centre of Grimstone is located at position 50.74913° latitude and -2.51188° longitude.

Latitude50.74913°
Longitude-2.51188°

What is the easting and northing of Grimstone?

The centre of Grimstone is located at the grid reference easting 363984 and northing 94517 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting363984
Northing94517

What are the nearest towns to Grimstone?

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

north-west
4m
Grimstone is 4 miles north-west of Dorchester
north
9m
Grimstone is 9 miles north of Chickerell
north
10m
Grimstone is 10 miles north of Weymouth
south-east
11m
Grimstone is 11 miles south-east of Beaminster
east
11m
Grimstone is 11 miles east of Bridport
north
14m
Grimstone is 14 miles north of Fortuneswell
south
14m
Grimstone is 14 miles south of Sherborne
south
14m
Grimstone is 14 miles south of Yeovil
south-west
15m
Grimstone is 15 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton
south-east
16m
Grimstone is 16 miles south-east of Crewkerne

What are the nearest cities to Grimstone?

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

south
32m
Grimstone is 32 miles south of Wells
south-west
38m
Grimstone is 38 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
44m
Grimstone is 44 miles south of Bath
east
45m
Grimstone is 45 miles east of Exeter
south
49m
Grimstone is 49 miles south of Bristol
west
50m
Grimstone is 50 miles west of Southampton
west
57m
Grimstone is 57 miles west of Winchester
south-east
58m
Grimstone is 58 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
62m
Grimstone is 62 miles south of Newport
west
62m
Grimstone is 62 miles west of Portsmouth