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Where is Three Gates?

Three Gates is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, six miles south of the town of Sherborne, 26 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 51 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 113 miles south-west of London. Three Gates lies four miles south-east of the Somerset border. Three Gates falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Three Gates is Sherborne.

Three Gates on a map

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

Which county is Three Gates in?

Three Gates 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 Three Gates in Dorset?

Three Gates 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 Three Gates within Dorset
Location of Three Gates within Dorset

What is the postcode for Three Gates?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Three Gates is DT9 6JQ.

Where is Three Gates in DT9?

Three Gates is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Three Gates within DT9
Location of Three Gates within DT9

What is the post town for Three Gates?

The post town for Three Gates is Sherborne. Three Gates is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Three Gates?

The centre of Three Gates is located at position 50.86772° latitude and -2.52211° longitude.

Latitude50.86772°
Longitude-2.52211°

What is the easting and northing of Three Gates?

The centre of Three Gates is located at the grid reference easting 363355 and northing 107710 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting363355
Northing107710

What are the nearest towns to Three Gates?

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

south
6m
Three Gates is 6 miles south of Sherborne
south-east
7m
Three Gates is 7 miles south-east of Yeovil
south-west
9m
Three Gates is 9 miles south-west of Stalbridge
north-east
10m
Three Gates is 10 miles north-east of Beaminster
south-west
10m
Three Gates is 10 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton
north
11m
Three Gates is 11 miles north of Dorchester
east
12m
Three Gates is 12 miles east of Crewkerne
south-east
14m
Three Gates is 14 miles south-east of South Petherton
south
14m
Three Gates is 14 miles south of Wincanton
north-east
14m
Three Gates is 14 miles north-east of Bridport

What are the nearest cities to Three Gates?

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

south
24m
Three Gates is 24 miles south of Wells
south-west
35m
Three Gates is 35 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
36m
Three Gates is 36 miles south of Bath
south
41m
Three Gates is 41 miles south of Bristol
east
45m
Three Gates is 45 miles east of Exeter
west
49m
Three Gates is 49 miles west of Southampton
south-east
51m
Three Gates is 51 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
54m
Three Gates is 54 miles south of Newport
west
55m
Three Gates is 55 miles west of Winchester
west
63m
Three Gates is 63 miles west of Portsmouth