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Where is Moreton?

Moreton is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, six miles east of the town of Dorchester, 14 miles west of the major town of Poole, 66 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 110 miles south-west of London. Moreton falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Moreton is Dorchester.

Moreton on a map

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

Which county is Moreton in?

Moreton 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 Moreton in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Moreton within Dorset
Location of Moreton within Dorset

What is the postcode for Moreton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Moreton is DT2 8RB.

Where is Moreton in DT2?

Moreton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Moreton within DT2
Location of Moreton within DT2

What is the post town for Moreton?

The post town for Moreton is Dorchester. Moreton is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Moreton?

The centre of Moreton is located at position 50.70444° latitude and -2.2984° longitude.

Latitude50.70444°
Longitude-2.2984°

What is the easting and northing of Moreton?

The centre of Moreton is located at the grid reference easting 379024 and northing 89465 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting379024
Northing89465

What are the nearest towns to Moreton?

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

east
6m
Moreton is 6 miles east of Dorchester
west
8m
Moreton is 8 miles west of Wareham
north-east
10m
Moreton is 10 miles north-east of Weymouth
north-east
11m
Moreton is 11 miles north-east of Chickerell
north-east
12m
Moreton is 12 miles north-east of Fortuneswell
south-west
12m
Moreton is 12 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
west
14m
Moreton is 14 miles west of Poole
south-west
15m
Moreton is 15 miles south-west of Wimborne Minster
south
15m
Moreton is 15 miles south of Sturminster Newton
north-west
16m
Moreton is 16 miles north-west of Swanage

What are the nearest cities to Moreton?

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

south-west
33m
Moreton is 33 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
38m
Moreton is 38 miles south-east of Wells
west
42m
Moreton is 42 miles west of Southampton
south
47m
Moreton is 47 miles south of Bath
south-west
50m
Moreton is 50 miles south-west of Winchester
west
53m
Moreton is 53 miles west of Portsmouth
south
53m
Moreton is 53 miles south of Bristol
east
54m
Moreton is 54 miles east of Exeter
south-east
66m
Moreton is 66 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
67m
Moreton is 67 miles west of Chichester