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Where is Hanford?

Hanford is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles north-west of the town of Blandford Forum, 16 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 58 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 100 miles south-west of London. Hanford lies six miles south-west of the Wiltshire border. Hanford falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT11 postcode district. The post town for Hanford is Blandford Forum.

Hanford on a map

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

Which county is Hanford in?

Hanford 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 Hanford in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Hanford within Dorset
Location of Hanford within Dorset

What is the postcode for Hanford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hanford is DT11 8HN.

Where is Hanford in DT11?

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

Map showing location of Hanford within DT11
Location of Hanford within DT11

What is the post town for Hanford?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Hanford?

The centre of Hanford is located at position 50.89965° latitude and -2.22189° longitude.

Latitude50.89965°
Longitude-2.22189°

What is the easting and northing of Hanford?

The centre of Hanford is located at the grid reference easting 384493 and northing 111154 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting384493
Northing111154

What are the nearest towns to Hanford?

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

north-west
4m
Hanford is 4 miles north-west of Blandford Forum
south-east
4m
Hanford is 4 miles south-east of Sturminster Newton
south
7m
Hanford is 7 miles south of Shaftesbury
south-east
8m
Hanford is 8 miles south-east of Stalbridge
south
10m
Hanford is 10 miles south of Gillingham
north-west
12m
Hanford is 12 miles north-west of Wimborne Minster
east
13m
Hanford is 13 miles east of Sherborne
south
13m
Hanford is 13 miles south of Mere
south-east
14m
Hanford is 14 miles south-east of Wincanton
west
15m
Hanford is 15 miles west of Verwood

What are the nearest cities to Hanford?

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

south-west
22m
Hanford is 22 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
28m
Hanford is 28 miles south-east of Wells
south
34m
Hanford is 34 miles south of Bath
west
36m
Hanford is 36 miles west of Southampton
west
41m
Hanford is 41 miles west of Winchester
south-east
42m
Hanford is 42 miles south-east of Bristol
west
50m
Hanford is 50 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
58m
Hanford is 58 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
58m
Hanford is 58 miles south-east of Newport
east
59m
Hanford is 59 miles east of Exeter