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Where is Kimmeridge?

Kimmeridge is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles south of the town of Wareham, nine miles south-west of the major town of Poole, 75 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 107 miles south-west of London. Kimmeridge falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH20 postcode district. The post town for Kimmeridge is Wareham.

Kimmeridge on a map

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

Which county is Kimmeridge in?

Kimmeridge 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 Kimmeridge in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Kimmeridge within Dorset
Location of Kimmeridge within Dorset

What is the postcode for Kimmeridge?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kimmeridge is BH20 5PE.

Where is Kimmeridge in BH20?

Kimmeridge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kimmeridge within BH20
Location of Kimmeridge within BH20

What is the post town for Kimmeridge?

The post town for Kimmeridge is Wareham. Kimmeridge is in the BH20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wareham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Kimmeridge?

The centre of Kimmeridge is located at position 50.61611° latitude and -2.12084° longitude.

Latitude50.61611°
Longitude-2.12084°

What is the easting and northing of Kimmeridge?

The centre of Kimmeridge is located at the grid reference easting 391547 and northing 79607 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting391547
Northing79607

What are the nearest towns to Kimmeridge?

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

south
5m
Kimmeridge is 5 miles south of Wareham
west
7m
Kimmeridge is 7 miles west of Swanage
south-west
9m
Kimmeridge is 9 miles south-west of Poole
south-west
13m
Kimmeridge is 13 miles south-west of Bournemouth
south-west
14m
Kimmeridge is 14 miles south-west of Wimborne Minster
east
15m
Kimmeridge is 15 miles east of Fortuneswell
east
15m
Kimmeridge is 15 miles east of Weymouth
south-east
16m
Kimmeridge is 16 miles south-east of Dorchester
south-west
16m
Kimmeridge is 16 miles south-west of Ferndown
south
17m
Kimmeridge is 17 miles south of Blandford Forum

What are the nearest cities to Kimmeridge?

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

south-west
34m
Kimmeridge is 34 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-west
37m
Kimmeridge is 37 miles south-west of Southampton
west
47m
Kimmeridge is 47 miles west of Portsmouth
south-west
47m
Kimmeridge is 47 miles south-west of Winchester
south-east
47m
Kimmeridge is 47 miles south-east of Wells
south
54m
Kimmeridge is 54 miles south of Bath
west
61m
Kimmeridge is 61 miles west of Chichester
south
62m
Kimmeridge is 62 miles south of Bristol
east
62m
Kimmeridge is 62 miles east of Exeter
south-east
75m
Kimmeridge is 75 miles south-east of Cardiff