Sherborne is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles east of the town of Yeovil, 28 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 47 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles west of London. Sherborne lies two miles south-east of the Somerset border. Sherborne falls within the district council of West Dorset, under the county council of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Sherborne is Sherborne.
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Sherborne is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.
Ceremonial County | Dorset |
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Historic County | Dorset |
Administrative County | Dorset |
Sherborne is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sherborne is DT9 3LE.
Sherborne is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district.
The post town for Sherborne is Sherborne. Sherborne is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.
The centre of Sherborne is located at position 50.94824° latitude and -2.51603° longitude.
Latitude | 50.94824° |
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Longitude | -2.51603° |
The centre of Sherborne is located at the grid reference easting 363845 and northing 116661 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 363845 |
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Northing | 116661 |
Position of Sherborne relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sherborne to the centre of the town.
Position of Sherborne relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sherborne to the centre of the city.