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Where is Longburton?

Longburton is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south of the town of Sherborne, 27 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 49 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles west of London. Longburton lies three miles south-east of the Somerset border. Longburton falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Longburton is Sherborne.

Longburton on a map

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

Which county is Longburton in?

Longburton 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 Longburton in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Longburton within Dorset
Location of Longburton within Dorset

What is the postcode for Longburton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Longburton is DT9 6EJ.

Where is Longburton in DT9?

Longburton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Longburton within DT9
Location of Longburton within DT9

What is the post town for Longburton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Longburton?

The centre of Longburton is located at position 50.91804° latitude and -2.50697° longitude.

Latitude50.91804°
Longitude-2.50697°

What is the easting and northing of Longburton?

The centre of Longburton is located at the grid reference easting 364459 and northing 113298 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting364459
Northing113298

What are the nearest towns to Longburton?

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

south
2m
Longburton is 2 miles south of Sherborne
east
6m
Longburton is 6 miles east of Yeovil
south-west
6m
Longburton is 6 miles south-west of Stalbridge
west
9m
Longburton is 9 miles west of Sturminster Newton
south-west
10m
Longburton is 10 miles south-west of Wincanton
south
12m
Longburton is 12 miles south of Castle Cary
north-east
13m
Longburton is 13 miles north-east of Beaminster
east
13m
Longburton is 13 miles east of Crewkerne
south-west
13m
Longburton is 13 miles south-west of Gillingham
east
13m
Longburton is 13 miles east of South Petherton

What are the nearest cities to Longburton?

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

south
21m
Longburton is 21 miles south of Wells
west
33m
Longburton is 33 miles west of Salisbury
south
33m
Longburton is 33 miles south of Bath
south
37m
Longburton is 37 miles south of Bristol
east
47m
Longburton is 47 miles east of Exeter
west
48m
Longburton is 48 miles west of Southampton
south-east
49m
Longburton is 49 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
51m
Longburton is 51 miles south-east of Newport
west
53m
Longburton is 53 miles west of Winchester
west
62m
Longburton is 62 miles west of Portsmouth