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  1. Merley

Where is Merley?

Merley is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, one mile south-east of the town of Wimborne Minster, five miles north of the major town of Poole, 71 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 95 miles south-west of London. Merley lies seven miles south-west of the Hampshire border. Merley falls within the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is in the BH21 postcode district. The post town for Merley is Wimborne.

Merley on a map

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

Which county is Merley in?

Merley is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDorset
Administrative CountyBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Where is Merley in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Merley within Dorset
Location of Merley within Dorset

What is the postcode for Merley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Merley is BH21 1GQ.

Where is Merley in BH21?

Merley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Merley within BH21
Location of Merley within BH21

What is the post town for Merley?

The post town for Merley is Wimborne. Merley is in the BH21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wimborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Merley?

The centre of Merley is located at position 50.78439° latitude and -1.97233° longitude.

Latitude50.78439°
Longitude-1.97233°

What is the easting and northing of Merley?

The centre of Merley is located at the grid reference easting 402047 and northing 98313 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting402047
Northing98313

What are the nearest towns to Merley?

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

south-east
1m
Merley is 1 mile south-east of Wimborne Minster
west
4m
Merley is 4 miles west of Ferndown
north
5m
Merley is 5 miles north of Poole
north-west
6m
Merley is 6 miles north-west of Bournemouth
south-west
8m
Merley is 8 miles south-west of Verwood
west
9m
Merley is 9 miles west of Christchurch
south-west
9m
Merley is 9 miles south-west of Ringwood
north-east
9m
Merley is 9 miles north-east of Wareham
south-east
10m
Merley is 10 miles south-east of Blandford Forum
north
12m
Merley is 12 miles north of Swanage

What are the nearest cities to Merley?

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

south
21m
Merley is 21 miles south of Salisbury
west
26m
Merley is 26 miles west of Southampton
south-west
35m
Merley is 35 miles south-west of Winchester
west
39m
Merley is 39 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
42m
Merley is 42 miles south-east of Wells
south
45m
Merley is 45 miles south of Bath
west
52m
Merley is 52 miles west of Chichester
south-east
54m
Merley is 54 miles south-east of Bristol
east
69m
Merley is 69 miles east of Exeter
south-east
71m
Merley is 71 miles south-east of Cardiff

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