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Where is Shipton Gorge?

Shipton Gorge is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south-east of the town of Bridport, 32 miles west of the major town of Poole, 56 miles south of Cardiff, and 125 miles south-west of London. Shipton Gorge falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT6 postcode district. The post town for Shipton Gorge is Bridport.

Shipton Gorge on a map

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

Which county is Shipton Gorge in?

Shipton Gorge 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 Shipton Gorge in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Shipton Gorge within Dorset
Location of Shipton Gorge within Dorset

What is the postcode for Shipton Gorge?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shipton Gorge is DT6 4LY.

Where is Shipton Gorge in DT6?

Shipton Gorge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shipton Gorge within DT6
Location of Shipton Gorge within DT6

What is the post town for Shipton Gorge?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Shipton Gorge?

The centre of Shipton Gorge is located at position 50.72104° latitude and -2.71352° longitude.

Latitude50.72104°
Longitude-2.71352°

What is the easting and northing of Shipton Gorge?

The centre of Shipton Gorge is located at the grid reference easting 349728 and northing 91512 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting349728
Northing91512

What are the nearest towns to Shipton Gorge?

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

south-east
2m
Shipton Gorge is 2 miles south-east of Bridport
south
6m
Shipton Gorge is 6 miles south of Beaminster
east
10m
Shipton Gorge is 10 miles east of Lyme Regis
north-west
11m
Shipton Gorge is 11 miles north-west of Chickerell
south
12m
Shipton Gorge is 12 miles south of Crewkerne
west
12m
Shipton Gorge is 12 miles west of Dorchester
east
13m
Shipton Gorge is 13 miles east of Axminster
north-west
14m
Shipton Gorge is 14 miles north-west of Weymouth
south-east
15m
Shipton Gorge is 15 miles south-east of Chard
south
16m
Shipton Gorge is 16 miles south of Yeovil

What are the nearest cities to Shipton Gorge?

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

south
34m
Shipton Gorge is 34 miles south of Wells
east
36m
Shipton Gorge is 36 miles east of Exeter
south-west
47m
Shipton Gorge is 47 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
48m
Shipton Gorge is 48 miles south of Bath
south
51m
Shipton Gorge is 51 miles south of Bristol
south
56m
Shipton Gorge is 56 miles south of Cardiff
west
59m
Shipton Gorge is 59 miles west of Southampton
south
61m
Shipton Gorge is 61 miles south of Newport
west
66m
Shipton Gorge is 66 miles west of Winchester
east
67m
Shipton Gorge is 67 miles east of Plymouth