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Where is Lyon's Gate?

Lyon's Gate is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, seven miles south of the town of Sherborne, 24 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 53 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 112 miles south-west of London. Lyon's Gate lies six miles south-east of the Somerset border. Lyon's Gate falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Lyon's Gate is Dorchester.

Lyon's Gate on a map

Map showing extent of Lyon's Gate as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Lyon's Gate
Map showing location of Lyon's Gate within the UK
Location of Lyon's Gate within the UK

Which county is Lyon's Gate in?

Lyon's Gate 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 Lyon's Gate in Dorset?

Lyon's Gate 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 Lyon's Gate within Dorset
Location of Lyon's Gate within Dorset

What is the postcode for Lyon's Gate?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lyon's Gate is DT2 7AZ.

Where is Lyon's Gate in DT2?

Lyon's Gate is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lyon's Gate within DT2
Location of Lyon's Gate within DT2

What is the post town for Lyon's Gate?

The post town for Lyon's Gate is Dorchester. Lyon's Gate is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lyon's Gate?

The centre of Lyon's Gate is located at position 50.85186° latitude and -2.48367° longitude.

Latitude50.85186°
Longitude-2.48367°

What is the easting and northing of Lyon's Gate?

The centre of Lyon's Gate is located at the grid reference easting 366048 and northing 105928 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting366048
Northing105928

What are the nearest towns to Lyon's Gate?

Position of Lyon's Gate relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lyon's Gate to the centre of the town.

south
7m
Lyon's Gate is 7 miles south of Sherborne
south-west
9m
Lyon's Gate is 9 miles south-west of Stalbridge
south-east
9m
Lyon's Gate is 9 miles south-east of Yeovil
south-west
9m
Lyon's Gate is 9 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton
north
10m
Lyon's Gate is 10 miles north of Dorchester
east
12m
Lyon's Gate is 12 miles east of Beaminster
east
14m
Lyon's Gate is 14 miles east of Crewkerne
west
14m
Lyon's Gate is 14 miles west of Blandford Forum
south
14m
Lyon's Gate is 14 miles south of Wincanton
north-east
15m
Lyon's Gate is 15 miles north-east of Bridport

What are the nearest cities to Lyon's Gate?

Position of Lyon's Gate relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lyon's Gate to the centre of the city.

south
26m
Lyon's Gate is 26 miles south of Wells
south-west
34m
Lyon's Gate is 34 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
37m
Lyon's Gate is 37 miles south of Bath
south
42m
Lyon's Gate is 42 miles south of Bristol
east
47m
Lyon's Gate is 47 miles east of Exeter
west
47m
Lyon's Gate is 47 miles west of Southampton
south-east
53m
Lyon's Gate is 53 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
53m
Lyon's Gate is 53 miles west of Winchester
south-east
56m
Lyon's Gate is 56 miles south-east of Newport
west
61m
Lyon's Gate is 61 miles west of Portsmouth