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Where is Higher Melcombe?

Higher Melcombe is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, eight miles south of the town of Sturminster Newton, 18 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 58 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 108 miles south-west of London. Higher Melcombe falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Higher Melcombe is Dorchester.

Higher Melcombe on a map

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

Which county is Higher Melcombe in?

Higher Melcombe 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 Melcombe in Dorset?

Higher Melcombe 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 Melcombe within Dorset
Location of Higher Melcombe within Dorset

What is the postcode for Higher Melcombe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Higher Melcombe is DT2 7PB.

Where is Higher Melcombe in DT2?

Higher Melcombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Higher Melcombe within DT2
Location of Higher Melcombe within DT2

What is the post town for Higher Melcombe?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Higher Melcombe?

The centre of Higher Melcombe is located at position 50.8208° latitude and -2.35958° longitude.

Latitude50.8208°
Longitude-2.35958°

What is the easting and northing of Higher Melcombe?

The centre of Higher Melcombe is located at the grid reference easting 374767 and northing 102423 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting374767
Northing102423

What are the nearest towns to Higher Melcombe?

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

south
8m
Higher Melcombe is 8 miles south of Sturminster Newton
north-east
8m
Higher Melcombe is 8 miles north-east of Dorchester
west
9m
Higher Melcombe is 9 miles west of Blandford Forum
south
10m
Higher Melcombe is 10 miles south of Stalbridge
south-east
11m
Higher Melcombe is 11 miles south-east of Sherborne
north-west
14m
Higher Melcombe is 14 miles north-west of Wareham
south-east
15m
Higher Melcombe is 15 miles south-east of Yeovil
south-west
15m
Higher Melcombe is 15 miles south-west of Shaftesbury
north-east
15m
Higher Melcombe is 15 miles north-east of Chickerell
north
15m
Higher Melcombe is 15 miles north of Weymouth

What are the nearest cities to Higher Melcombe?

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

south-east
30m
Higher Melcombe is 30 miles south-east of Wells
south-west
30m
Higher Melcombe is 30 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
39m
Higher Melcombe is 39 miles south of Bath
west
42m
Higher Melcombe is 42 miles west of Southampton
south
45m
Higher Melcombe is 45 miles south of Bristol
west
49m
Higher Melcombe is 49 miles west of Winchester
east
52m
Higher Melcombe is 52 miles east of Exeter
west
56m
Higher Melcombe is 56 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
58m
Higher Melcombe is 58 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
60m
Higher Melcombe is 60 miles south-east of Newport