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Where is Thorncombe?

Thorncombe is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Chard, 29 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 47 miles south of Cardiff, and 129 miles west of London. Thorncombe lies roughly one mile east of the Devon border. Thorncombe falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the TA20 postcode district. The post town for Thorncombe is Chard.

Thorncombe on a map

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

Which county is Thorncombe in?

Thorncombe 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 Thorncombe in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Thorncombe within Dorset
Location of Thorncombe within Dorset

What is the postcode for Thorncombe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thorncombe is TA20 4PD.

Where is Thorncombe in TA20?

Thorncombe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TA20 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thorncombe within TA20
Location of Thorncombe within TA20

What is the post town for Thorncombe?

The post town for Thorncombe is Chard. Thorncombe is in the TA20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chard.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thorncombe?

The centre of Thorncombe is located at position 50.82524° latitude and -2.88786° longitude.

Latitude50.82524°
Longitude-2.88786°

What is the easting and northing of Thorncombe?

The centre of Thorncombe is located at the grid reference easting 337561 and northing 103231 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting337561
Northing103231

What are the nearest towns to Thorncombe?

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

south-east
5m
Thorncombe is 5 miles south-east of Chard
north-east
6m
Thorncombe is 6 miles north-east of Axminster
south-west
6m
Thorncombe is 6 miles south-west of Crewkerne
west
7m
Thorncombe is 7 miles west of Beaminster
south
7m
Thorncombe is 7 miles south of Ilminster
north
7m
Thorncombe is 7 miles north of Lyme Regis
north-west
9m
Thorncombe is 9 miles north-west of Bridport
south
9m
Thorncombe is 9 miles south of South Petherton
north-east
10m
Thorncombe is 10 miles north-east of Colyton
north-east
12m
Thorncombe is 12 miles north-east of Seaton

What are the nearest cities to Thorncombe?

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

south
29m
Thorncombe is 29 miles south of Wells
east
29m
Thorncombe is 29 miles east of Exeter
south-west
45m
Thorncombe is 45 miles south-west of Bath
south
45m
Thorncombe is 45 miles south of Bristol
south
47m
Thorncombe is 47 miles south of Cardiff
west
51m
Thorncombe is 51 miles west of Salisbury
south
53m
Thorncombe is 53 miles south of Newport
north-east
64m
Thorncombe is 64 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
65m
Thorncombe is 65 miles west of Southampton
west
71m
Thorncombe is 71 miles west of Winchester