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Where is Marshwood?

Marshwood is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles east of the town of Axminster, 29 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 49 miles south of Cardiff, and 130 miles south-west of London. Marshwood lies just east of the Devon border, and was historically in the county of Devon. Marshwood falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT6 postcode district. The post town for Marshwood is Bridport.

Marshwood on a map

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

Which county is Marshwood in?

Marshwood is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Dorset.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyDorset

Where is Marshwood in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Marshwood within Dorset
Location of Marshwood within Dorset

What is the postcode for Marshwood?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Marshwood is DT6 5QJ.

Where is Marshwood in DT6?

Marshwood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Marshwood within DT6
Location of Marshwood within DT6

What is the post town for Marshwood?

The post town for Marshwood is Bridport. Marshwood is in the DT6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Marshwood?

The centre of Marshwood is located at position 50.79316° latitude and -2.88608° longitude.

Latitude50.79316°
Longitude-2.88608°

What is the easting and northing of Marshwood?

The centre of Marshwood is located at the grid reference easting 337643 and northing 99663 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting337643
Northing99663

What are the nearest towns to Marshwood?

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

east
5m
Marshwood is 5 miles east of Axminster
north-east
5m
Marshwood is 5 miles north-east of Lyme Regis
south-east
7m
Marshwood is 7 miles south-east of Chard
west
7m
Marshwood is 7 miles west of Beaminster
north-west
7m
Marshwood is 7 miles north-west of Bridport
south-west
7m
Marshwood is 7 miles south-west of Crewkerne
north-east
9m
Marshwood is 9 miles north-east of Colyton
south
9m
Marshwood is 9 miles south of Ilminster
north-east
10m
Marshwood is 10 miles north-east of Seaton
south
11m
Marshwood is 11 miles south of South Petherton

What are the nearest cities to Marshwood?

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

east
29m
Marshwood is 29 miles east of Exeter
south
31m
Marshwood is 31 miles south of Wells
south-west
47m
Marshwood is 47 miles south-west of Bath
south
47m
Marshwood is 47 miles south of Bristol
south
49m
Marshwood is 49 miles south of Cardiff
west
51m
Marshwood is 51 miles west of Salisbury
south
55m
Marshwood is 55 miles south of Newport
north-east
63m
Marshwood is 63 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
65m
Marshwood is 65 miles west of Southampton
west
71m
Marshwood is 71 miles west of Winchester