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Where is Hurst?

Hurst is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, six miles east of the town of Dorchester, 14 miles west of the major town of Poole, 66 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 109 miles south-west of London. Hurst falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Hurst is Dorchester.

Hurst on a map

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

Which county is Hurst in?

Hurst 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 Hurst in Dorset?

Hurst 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 Hurst within Dorset
Location of Hurst within Dorset

What is the postcode for Hurst?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hurst is DT2 8RA.

Where is Hurst in DT2?

Hurst is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hurst within DT2
Location of Hurst within DT2

What is the post town for Hurst?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Hurst?

The centre of Hurst is located at position 50.7117° latitude and -2.29375° longitude.

Latitude50.7117°
Longitude-2.29375°

What is the easting and northing of Hurst?

The centre of Hurst is located at the grid reference easting 379356 and northing 90271 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting379356
Northing90271

What are the nearest towns to Hurst?

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

east
6m
Hurst is 6 miles east of Dorchester
west
8m
Hurst is 8 miles west of Wareham
north-east
10m
Hurst is 10 miles north-east of Weymouth
north-east
11m
Hurst is 11 miles north-east of Chickerell
south-west
12m
Hurst is 12 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
north-east
12m
Hurst is 12 miles north-east of Fortuneswell
west
14m
Hurst is 14 miles west of Poole
south-west
15m
Hurst is 15 miles south-west of Wimborne Minster
south
15m
Hurst is 15 miles south of Sturminster Newton
north-west
16m
Hurst is 16 miles north-west of Swanage

What are the nearest cities to Hurst?

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

south-west
33m
Hurst is 33 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
38m
Hurst is 38 miles south-east of Wells
west
41m
Hurst is 41 miles west of Southampton
south
46m
Hurst is 46 miles south of Bath
south-west
49m
Hurst is 49 miles south-west of Winchester
south
53m
Hurst is 53 miles south of Bristol
west
53m
Hurst is 53 miles west of Portsmouth
east
54m
Hurst is 54 miles east of Exeter
south-east
66m
Hurst is 66 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
67m
Hurst is 67 miles west of Chichester