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 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 |
Stour Provost 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 Stour Provost is SP8 5SD.
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.
The post town for Stour Provost is Gillingham. Stour Provost is in the SP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gillingham.
The centre of Stour Provost is located at position 50.9925° latitude and -2.29275° longitude.
Latitude | 50.9925° |
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Longitude | -2.29275° |
The centre of Stour Provost is located at the grid reference easting 379550 and northing 121497 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 379550 |
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Northing | 121497 |
Position of Stour Provost relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stour Provost to the centre of the town.
Position of Stour Provost relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stour Provost to the centre of the city.