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Where is Matchams?

Matchams is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south-west of the town of Ringwood, seven miles north-east of the major town of Bournemouth, 75 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 88 miles south-west of London. Matchams lies just south-west of the Hampshire border, and was historically in the county of Hampshire. Matchams falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH24 postcode district. The post town for Matchams is Ringwood.

Matchams on a map

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

Which county is Matchams in?

Matchams is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Dorset.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyHampshire
Administrative CountyDorset

Where is Matchams in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Matchams within Dorset
Location of Matchams within Dorset

What is the postcode for Matchams?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Matchams is BH24 2BT.

Where is Matchams in BH24?

Matchams is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH24 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BH24 postcode district.

Map showing location of Matchams within BH24
Location of Matchams within BH24

What is the post town for Matchams?

The post town for Matchams is Ringwood. Matchams is in the BH24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ringwood.

What is the latitude and longitude of Matchams?

The centre of Matchams is located at position 50.81527° latitude and -1.81426° longitude.

Latitude50.81527°
Longitude-1.81426°

What is the easting and northing of Matchams?

The centre of Matchams is located at the grid reference easting 413182 and northing 101763 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting413182
Northing101763

What are the nearest towns to Matchams?

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

south-west
2m
Matchams is 2 miles south-west of Ringwood
east
3m
Matchams is 3 miles east of Ferndown
south-east
5m
Matchams is 5 miles south-east of Verwood
north
6m
Matchams is 6 miles north of Christchurch
north-east
7m
Matchams is 7 miles north-east of Bournemouth
east
8m
Matchams is 8 miles east of Wimborne Minster
south
8m
Matchams is 8 miles south of Fordingbridge
north-west
8m
Matchams is 8 miles north-west of New Milton
north-east
10m
Matchams is 10 miles north-east of Poole
west
13m
Matchams is 13 miles west of Lymington

What are the nearest cities to Matchams?

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

south
18m
Matchams is 18 miles south of Salisbury
west
19m
Matchams is 19 miles west of Southampton
south-west
28m
Matchams is 28 miles south-west of Winchester
west
32m
Matchams is 32 miles west of Portsmouth
west
45m
Matchams is 45 miles west of Chichester
south-east
45m
Matchams is 45 miles south-east of Wells
south-east
46m
Matchams is 46 miles south-east of Bath
south-east
56m
Matchams is 56 miles south-east of Bristol
south
69m
Matchams is 69 miles south of Oxford
west
73m
Matchams is 73 miles west of Brighton and Hove

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