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Where is Throop?

Throop is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, seven miles north-west of the town of Wareham, 12 miles west of the major town of Poole, 65 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 107 miles south-west of London. Throop falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Throop is Dorchester.

Throop on a map

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

Which county is Throop in?

Throop 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 Throop in Dorset?

Throop 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 Throop within Dorset
Location of Throop within Dorset

What is the postcode for Throop?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Throop is DT2 7JD.

Where is Throop in DT2?

Throop is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Throop within DT2
Location of Throop within DT2

What is the post town for Throop?

The post town for Throop is Dorchester. Throop is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Throop?

The centre of Throop is located at position 50.73773° latitude and -2.24661° longitude.

Latitude50.73773°
Longitude-2.24661°

What is the easting and northing of Throop?

The centre of Throop is located at the grid reference easting 382694 and northing 93153 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting382694
Northing93153

What are the nearest towns to Throop?

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

north-west
7m
Throop is 7 miles north-west of Wareham
east
9m
Throop is 9 miles east of Dorchester
south-west
9m
Throop is 9 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
west
12m
Throop is 12 miles west of Poole
west
12m
Throop is 12 miles west of Wimborne Minster
north-east
13m
Throop is 13 miles north-east of Weymouth
south
13m
Throop is 13 miles south of Sturminster Newton
north-east
14m
Throop is 14 miles north-east of Chickerell
north-east
15m
Throop is 15 miles north-east of Fortuneswell
north-west
16m
Throop is 16 miles north-west of Swanage

What are the nearest cities to Throop?

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

south-west
30m
Throop is 30 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
37m
Throop is 37 miles south-east of Wells
west
39m
Throop is 39 miles west of Southampton
south
45m
Throop is 45 miles south of Bath
south-west
47m
Throop is 47 miles south-west of Winchester
west
51m
Throop is 51 miles west of Portsmouth
south
52m
Throop is 52 miles south of Bristol
east
56m
Throop is 56 miles east of Exeter
west
65m
Throop is 65 miles west of Chichester
south-east
65m
Throop is 65 miles south-east of Cardiff