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Where is Shothole?

Shothole is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles west of the town of Blandford Forum, 14 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 60 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles south-west of London. Shothole falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT11 postcode district. The post town for Shothole is Blandford Forum.

Shothole on a map

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

Which county is Shothole in?

Shothole 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 Shothole in Dorset?

Shothole is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of Shothole within Dorset
Location of Shothole within Dorset

What is the postcode for Shothole?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shothole is DT11 0DT.

Where is Shothole in DT11?

Shothole is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shothole within DT11
Location of Shothole within DT11

What is the post town for Shothole?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Shothole?

The centre of Shothole is located at position 50.85452° latitude and -2.20411° longitude.

Latitude50.85452°
Longitude-2.20411°

What is the easting and northing of Shothole?

The centre of Shothole is located at the grid reference easting 385729 and northing 106131 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting385729
Northing106131

What are the nearest towns to Shothole?

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

west
2m
Shothole is 2 miles west of Blandford Forum
south-east
7m
Shothole is 7 miles south-east of Sturminster Newton
west
10m
Shothole is 10 miles west of Wimborne Minster
south
10m
Shothole is 10 miles south of Shaftesbury
south-east
11m
Shothole is 11 miles south-east of Stalbridge
north
12m
Shothole is 12 miles north of Wareham
south
13m
Shothole is 13 miles south of Gillingham
north-west
14m
Shothole is 14 miles north-west of Poole
north-east
14m
Shothole is 14 miles north-east of Dorchester
west
14m
Shothole is 14 miles west of Ferndown

What are the nearest cities to Shothole?

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

south-west
23m
Shothole is 23 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
31m
Shothole is 31 miles south-east of Wells
west
35m
Shothole is 35 miles west of Southampton
south
37m
Shothole is 37 miles south of Bath
west
42m
Shothole is 42 miles west of Winchester
south
45m
Shothole is 45 miles south of Bristol
west
49m
Shothole is 49 miles west of Portsmouth
east
59m
Shothole is 59 miles east of Exeter
south-east
60m
Shothole is 60 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
61m
Shothole is 61 miles south-east of Newport