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Where is Penn?

Penn is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles north of the town of Lyme Regis, 26 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 51 miles south of Cardiff, and 133 miles south-west of London. Penn lies just east of the Devon border. Penn falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT6 postcode district. The post town for Penn is Bridport.

Penn on a map

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

Which county is Penn in?

Penn 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 Penn in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Penn within Dorset
Location of Penn within Dorset

What is the postcode for Penn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Penn is DT6 6BZ.

Where is Penn in DT6?

Penn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Penn within DT6
Location of Penn within DT6

What is the post town for Penn?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Penn?

The centre of Penn is located at position 50.75466° latitude and -2.93341° longitude.

Latitude50.75466°
Longitude-2.93341°

What is the easting and northing of Penn?

The centre of Penn is located at the grid reference easting 334253 and northing 95422 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting334253
Northing95422

What are the nearest towns to Penn?

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

north
2m
Penn is 2 miles north of Lyme Regis
south-east
3m
Penn is 3 miles south-east of Axminster
east
6m
Penn is 6 miles east of Colyton
north-east
7m
Penn is 7 miles north-east of Seaton
west
8m
Penn is 8 miles west of Bridport
south
8m
Penn is 8 miles south of Chard
south-west
9m
Penn is 9 miles south-west of Beaminster
south-west
11m
Penn is 11 miles south-west of Crewkerne
east
12m
Penn is 12 miles east of Honiton
south
12m
Penn is 12 miles south of Ilminster

What are the nearest cities to Penn?

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

east
26m
Penn is 26 miles east of Exeter
south
34m
Penn is 34 miles south of Wells
south-west
50m
Penn is 50 miles south-west of Bath
south
50m
Penn is 50 miles south of Bristol
south
51m
Penn is 51 miles south of Cardiff
south-west
54m
Penn is 54 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
58m
Penn is 58 miles south of Newport
north-east
59m
Penn is 59 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
68m
Penn is 68 miles west of Southampton
west
74m
Penn is 74 miles west of Winchester