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Where is Higher Holnest?

Higher Holnest is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles south of the town of Sherborne, 25 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 51 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 112 miles south-west of London. Higher Holnest lies five miles south-east of the Somerset border. Higher Holnest falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Higher Holnest is Sherborne.

Higher Holnest on a map

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

Which county is Higher Holnest in?

Higher Holnest 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 Higher Holnest in Dorset?

Higher Holnest 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 Higher Holnest within Dorset
Location of Higher Holnest within Dorset

Where is Higher Holnest in DT9?

Higher Holnest is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district.

Location of Higher Holnest within DT9
Location of Higher Holnest within DT9

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What is the post town for Higher Holnest?

The post town for Higher Holnest is Sherborne. Higher Holnest is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Higher Holnest?

The centre of Higher Holnest is located at position 50.876° latitude and -2.5008° longitude.

Latitude50.876°
Longitude-2.5008°

What is the easting and northing of Higher Holnest?

The centre of Higher Holnest is located at the grid reference easting 364861 and northing 108620 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting364861
Northing108620

What are the nearest towns to Higher Holnest?

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

south
5m
Higher Holnest is 5 miles south of Sherborne
south-east
7m
Higher Holnest is 7 miles south-east of Yeovil
south-west
8m
Higher Holnest is 8 miles south-west of Stalbridge
west
9m
Higher Holnest is 9 miles west of Sturminster Newton
north-east
11m
Higher Holnest is 11 miles north-east of Beaminster
north
11m
Higher Holnest is 11 miles north of Dorchester
east
13m
Higher Holnest is 13 miles east of Crewkerne
south
13m
Higher Holnest is 13 miles south of Wincanton
east
14m
Higher Holnest is 14 miles east of South Petherton
west
15m
Higher Holnest is 15 miles west of Blandford Forum

What are the nearest cities to Higher Holnest?

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

south
24m
Higher Holnest is 24 miles south of Wells
south-west
34m
Higher Holnest is 34 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
36m
Higher Holnest is 36 miles south of Bath
south
40m
Higher Holnest is 40 miles south of Bristol
east
46m
Higher Holnest is 46 miles east of Exeter
west
48m
Higher Holnest is 48 miles west of Southampton
south-east
51m
Higher Holnest is 51 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
53m
Higher Holnest is 53 miles west of Winchester
south-east
54m
Higher Holnest is 54 miles south-east of Newport
west
62m
Higher Holnest is 62 miles west of Portsmouth