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Where is Ringstead?

Ringstead is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles east of the town of Weymouth, 17 miles west of the major town of Poole, 69 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 114 miles south-west of London. Ringstead falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Ringstead is Dorchester.

Ringstead on a map

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

Which county is Ringstead in?

Ringstead 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 Ringstead in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Ringstead within Dorset
Location of Ringstead within Dorset

What is the postcode for Ringstead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ringstead is DT2 8NG.

Where is Ringstead in DT2?

Ringstead 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 Ringstead within DT2
Location of Ringstead within DT2

What is the post town for Ringstead?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Ringstead?

The centre of Ringstead is located at position 50.63227° latitude and -2.35327° longitude.

Latitude50.63227°
Longitude-2.35327°

What is the easting and northing of Ringstead?

The centre of Ringstead is located at the grid reference easting 375111 and northing 81456 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting375111
Northing81456

What are the nearest towns to Ringstead?

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

east
5m
Ringstead is 5 miles east of Weymouth
north-east
6m
Ringstead is 6 miles north-east of Fortuneswell
east
7m
Ringstead is 7 miles east of Chickerell
south-east
7m
Ringstead is 7 miles south-east of Dorchester
west
11m
Ringstead is 11 miles west of Wareham
west
17m
Ringstead is 17 miles west of Poole
west
18m
Ringstead is 18 miles west of Swanage
south-west
18m
Ringstead is 18 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
east
19m
Ringstead is 19 miles east of Bridport
south-west
20m
Ringstead is 20 miles south-west of Wimborne Minster

What are the nearest cities to Ringstead?

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

south-west
39m
Ringstead is 39 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
42m
Ringstead is 42 miles south of Wells
south-west
46m
Ringstead is 46 miles south-west of Southampton
south
52m
Ringstead is 52 miles south of Bath
east
52m
Ringstead is 52 miles east of Exeter
south-west
54m
Ringstead is 54 miles south-west of Winchester
west
57m
Ringstead is 57 miles west of Portsmouth
south
58m
Ringstead is 58 miles south of Bristol
south-east
69m
Ringstead is 69 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
70m
Ringstead is 70 miles west of Chichester