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Where is Stour Provost?

Stour Provost is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south of the town of Gillingham, 23 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 51 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles west of London. Stour Provost lies two miles south-east of the Somerset border. Stour Provost falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP8 postcode district. The post town for Stour Provost is Gillingham.

Stour Provost on a map

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

Which county is Stour Provost in?

Stour Provost 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 Stour Provost in Dorset?

Stour Provost is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of Stour Provost within Dorset
Location of Stour Provost within Dorset

What is the postcode for Stour Provost?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Stour Provost is SP8 5SD.

Where is Stour Provost in SP8?

Stour Provost is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Stour Provost within SP8
Location of Stour Provost within SP8

What is the post town for Stour Provost?

The post town for Stour Provost is Gillingham. Stour Provost is in the SP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gillingham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Stour Provost?

The centre of Stour Provost is located at position 50.9925° latitude and -2.29275° longitude.

Latitude50.9925°
Longitude-2.29275°

What is the easting and northing of Stour Provost?

The centre of Stour Provost is located at the grid reference easting 379550 and northing 121497 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting379550
Northing121497

What are the nearest towns to Stour Provost?

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

south
3m
Stour Provost is 3 miles south of Gillingham
west
4m
Stour Provost is 4 miles west of Shaftesbury
north-east
4m
Stour Provost is 4 miles north-east of Stalbridge
north
5m
Stour Provost is 5 miles north of Sturminster Newton
south-east
7m
Stour Provost is 7 miles south-east of Wincanton
south
7m
Stour Provost is 7 miles south of Mere
east
10m
Stour Provost is 10 miles east of Sherborne
south-east
11m
Stour Provost is 11 miles south-east of Bruton
north-west
11m
Stour Provost is 11 miles north-west of Blandford Forum
south-east
12m
Stour Provost is 12 miles south-east of Castle Cary

What are the nearest cities to Stour Provost?

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

south-east
21m
Stour Provost is 21 miles south-east of Wells
west
22m
Stour Provost is 22 miles west of Salisbury
south
27m
Stour Provost is 27 miles south of Bath
south
35m
Stour Provost is 35 miles south of Bristol
west
39m
Stour Provost is 39 miles west of Southampton
west
43m
Stour Provost is 43 miles west of Winchester
south-east
51m
Stour Provost is 51 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
51m
Stour Provost is 51 miles south-east of Newport
west
54m
Stour Provost is 54 miles west of Portsmouth
east
57m
Stour Provost is 57 miles east of Exeter