Swanage is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, eight miles south of the major town of Poole, 80 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles south-west of London. Swanage falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH19 postcode district. The post town for Swanage is Swanage.
Swanage 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 |
Swanage is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Swanage is BH19 2LS.
Swanage is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH19 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BH19 postcode district.
The post town for Swanage is Swanage. Swanage is in the BH19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swanage.
The centre of Swanage is located at position 50.60815° latitude and -1.95628° longitude.
Latitude | 50.60815° |
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Longitude | -1.95628° |
The centre of Swanage is located at the grid reference easting 403190 and northing 78715 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 403190 |
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Northing | 78715 |
Position of Swanage relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Swanage to the centre of the town.
Position of Swanage relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Swanage to the centre of the city.