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Where is Hinton?

Hinton is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, two miles west of the town of New Milton, eight miles east of the major town of Bournemouth, 81 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 86 miles south-west of London. Hinton lies just east of the Dorset border. Hinton falls within the district council of New Forest, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the BH23 postcode district. The post town for Hinton is Christchurch.

Hinton on a map

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

Which county is Hinton in?

Hinton is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.

Ceremonial CountyHampshire
Historic CountyHampshire
Administrative CountyHampshire

Where is Hinton in Hampshire?

Hinton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Hampshire.

Map showing location of Hinton within Hampshire
Location of Hinton within Hampshire

What is the postcode for Hinton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hinton is BH23 7DX.

Where is Hinton in BH23?

Hinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BH23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hinton within BH23
Location of Hinton within BH23

What is the post town for Hinton?

The post town for Hinton is Christchurch. Hinton is in the BH23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Christchurch.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hinton?

The centre of Hinton is located at position 50.76135° latitude and -1.69791° longitude.

Latitude50.76135°
Longitude-1.69791°

What is the easting and northing of Hinton?

The centre of Hinton is located at the grid reference easting 421403 and northing 95795 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting421403
Northing95795

What are the nearest towns to Hinton?

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

west
2m
Hinton is 2 miles west of New Milton
north-east
4m
Hinton is 4 miles north-east of Christchurch
west
7m
Hinton is 7 miles west of Lymington
south-east
7m
Hinton is 7 miles south-east of Ringwood
east
8m
Hinton is 8 miles east of Bournemouth
east
9m
Hinton is 9 miles east of Ferndown
north-west
10m
Hinton is 10 miles north-west of Yarmouth
south-east
12m
Hinton is 12 miles south-east of Verwood
south
12m
Hinton is 12 miles south of Fordingbridge
east
13m
Hinton is 13 miles east of Poole

What are the nearest cities to Hinton?

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

south-west
16m
Hinton is 16 miles south-west of Southampton
south
22m
Hinton is 22 miles south of Salisbury
west
27m
Hinton is 27 miles west of Portsmouth
south-west
27m
Hinton is 27 miles south-west of Winchester
west
41m
Hinton is 41 miles west of Chichester
south-east
52m
Hinton is 52 miles south-east of Wells
south-east
52m
Hinton is 52 miles south-east of Bath
south-east
62m
Hinton is 62 miles south-east of Bristol
west
68m
Hinton is 68 miles west of Brighton and Hove
south
71m
Hinton is 71 miles south of Oxford