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Where is Twyford?

Twyford is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south of the town of Shaftesbury, 20 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 55 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 98 miles south-west of London. Twyford lies three miles south-west of the Wiltshire border. Twyford falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP7 postcode district. The post town for Twyford is Shaftesbury.

Twyford on a map

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

Which county is Twyford in?

Twyford 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 Twyford in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Twyford within Dorset
Location of Twyford within Dorset

What is the postcode for Twyford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Twyford is SP7 0JJ.

Where is Twyford in SP7?

Twyford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SP7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Twyford within SP7
Location of Twyford within SP7

What is the post town for Twyford?

The post town for Twyford is Shaftesbury. Twyford is in the SP7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shaftesbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Twyford?

The centre of Twyford is located at position 50.9647° latitude and -2.208° longitude.

Latitude50.9647°
Longitude-2.208°

What is the easting and northing of Twyford?

The centre of Twyford is located at the grid reference easting 385490 and northing 118385 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting385490
Northing118385

What are the nearest towns to Twyford?

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

south
3m
Twyford is 3 miles south of Shaftesbury
north-east
5m
Twyford is 5 miles north-east of Sturminster Newton
south-east
6m
Twyford is 6 miles south-east of Gillingham
east
7m
Twyford is 7 miles east of Stalbridge
north
8m
Twyford is 8 miles north of Blandford Forum
south
9m
Twyford is 9 miles south of Mere
south-east
11m
Twyford is 11 miles south-east of Wincanton
east
13m
Twyford is 13 miles east of Sherborne
south-east
15m
Twyford is 15 miles south-east of Bruton
north-west
15m
Twyford is 15 miles north-west of Wimborne Minster

What are the nearest cities to Twyford?

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

west
19m
Twyford is 19 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
25m
Twyford is 25 miles south-east of Wells
south
30m
Twyford is 30 miles south of Bath
west
35m
Twyford is 35 miles west of Southampton
south-east
38m
Twyford is 38 miles south-east of Bristol
west
40m
Twyford is 40 miles west of Winchester
west
50m
Twyford is 50 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
55m
Twyford is 55 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
55m
Twyford is 55 miles south-east of Cardiff
east
60m
Twyford is 60 miles east of Exeter