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Where is Poole?

Poole is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, one mile north-east of the town of Wellington, 23 miles north-east of the major city of Exeter, 34 miles south of Cardiff, and 139 miles west of London. Poole lies three miles north-east of the Devon border. Poole falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA21 postcode district. The post town for Poole is Wellington.

Poole on a map

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

Which county is Poole in?

Poole is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Poole in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Poole within Somerset
Location of Poole within Somerset

What is the postcode for Poole?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Poole is TA21 9HH.

Where is Poole in TA21?

Poole is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Poole within TA21
Location of Poole within TA21

What is the post town for Poole?

The post town for Poole is Wellington. Poole is in the TA21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wellington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Poole?

The centre of Poole is located at position 50.98935° latitude and -3.21553° longitude.

Latitude50.98935°
Longitude-3.21553°

What is the easting and northing of Poole?

The centre of Poole is located at the grid reference easting 314783 and northing 121809 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting314783
Northing121809

What are the nearest towns to Poole?

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

north-east
1m
Poole is 1 mile north-east of Wellington
west
5m
Poole is 5 miles west of Taunton
south-east
6m
Poole is 6 miles south-east of Wiveliscombe
south-west
11m
Poole is 11 miles south-west of North Petherton
north-east
12m
Poole is 12 miles north-east of Cullompton
north
13m
Poole is 13 miles north of Honiton
south-west
13m
Poole is 13 miles south-west of Bridgwater
north-east
13m
Poole is 13 miles north-east of Tiverton
north-west
14m
Poole is 14 miles north-west of Chard
west
14m
Poole is 14 miles west of Ilminster

What are the nearest cities to Poole?

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

north-east
23m
Poole is 23 miles north-east of Exeter
south-west
29m
Poole is 29 miles south-west of Wells
south
34m
Poole is 34 miles south of Cardiff
south-west
42m
Poole is 42 miles south-west of Bristol
south
42m
Poole is 42 miles south of Newport
south-west
46m
Poole is 46 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
54m
Poole is 54 miles south-east of Swansea
north-east
59m
Poole is 59 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
62m
Poole is 62 miles west of Salisbury
south-west
74m
Poole is 74 miles south-west of Gloucester