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Where is Shapwick?

Shapwick is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles west of the town of Wimborne Minster, eight miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 66 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 98 miles south-west of London. Shapwick falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT11 postcode district. The post town for Shapwick is Blandford Forum.

Shapwick on a map

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

Which county is Shapwick in?

Shapwick 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 Shapwick in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Shapwick within Dorset
Location of Shapwick within Dorset

What is the postcode for Shapwick?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shapwick is DT11 9JX.

Where is Shapwick in DT11?

Shapwick is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shapwick within DT11
Location of Shapwick within DT11

What is the post town for Shapwick?

The post town for Shapwick is Blandford Forum. Shapwick is in the DT11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blandford Forum.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shapwick?

The centre of Shapwick is located at position 50.81628° latitude and -2.08536° longitude.

Latitude50.81628°
Longitude-2.08536°

What is the easting and northing of Shapwick?

The centre of Shapwick is located at the grid reference easting 394083 and northing 101863 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting394083
Northing101863

What are the nearest towns to Shapwick?

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

west
4m
Shapwick is 4 miles west of Wimborne Minster
south-east
4m
Shapwick is 4 miles south-east of Blandford Forum
north-west
8m
Shapwick is 8 miles north-west of Poole
west
9m
Shapwick is 9 miles west of Ferndown
north
9m
Shapwick is 9 miles north of Wareham
south-west
10m
Shapwick is 10 miles south-west of Verwood
north-west
11m
Shapwick is 11 miles north-west of Bournemouth
south-east
12m
Shapwick is 12 miles south-east of Sturminster Newton
west
13m
Shapwick is 13 miles west of Ringwood
south
14m
Shapwick is 14 miles south of Shaftesbury

What are the nearest cities to Shapwick?

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

south-west
22m
Shapwick is 22 miles south-west of Salisbury
west
30m
Shapwick is 30 miles west of Southampton
south-east
37m
Shapwick is 37 miles south-east of Wells
south-west
38m
Shapwick is 38 miles south-west of Winchester
south
41m
Shapwick is 41 miles south of Bath
west
44m
Shapwick is 44 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
49m
Shapwick is 49 miles south-east of Bristol
west
57m
Shapwick is 57 miles west of Chichester
east
64m
Shapwick is 64 miles east of Exeter
south-east
66m
Shapwick is 66 miles south-east of Cardiff