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Where is West Bourton?

West Bourton is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles north-west of the town of Gillingham, 22 miles south of the major city of Bath, 47 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles west of London. West Bourton lies just east of the Somerset border. West Bourton falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP8 postcode district. The post town for West Bourton is Gillingham.

West Bourton on a map

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

Which county is West Bourton in?

West Bourton 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 West Bourton in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of West Bourton within Dorset
Location of West Bourton within Dorset

What is the postcode for West Bourton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Bourton is SP8 5PF.

Where is West Bourton in SP8?

West Bourton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SP8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SP8 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Bourton within SP8
Location of West Bourton within SP8

What is the post town for West Bourton?

The post town for West Bourton is Gillingham. West Bourton is in the SP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gillingham.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Bourton?

The centre of West Bourton is located at position 51.06217° latitude and -2.33526° longitude.

Latitude51.06217°
Longitude-2.33526°

What is the easting and northing of West Bourton?

The centre of West Bourton is located at the grid reference easting 376602 and northing 129257 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting376602
Northing129257

What are the nearest towns to West Bourton?

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

north-west
3m
West Bourton is 3 miles north-west of Gillingham
east
3m
West Bourton is 3 miles east of Wincanton
south-west
3m
West Bourton is 3 miles south-west of Mere
south-east
6m
West Bourton is 6 miles south-east of Bruton
north-west
7m
West Bourton is 7 miles north-west of Shaftesbury
north
7m
West Bourton is 7 miles north of Stalbridge
east
8m
West Bourton is 8 miles east of Castle Cary
north
9m
West Bourton is 9 miles north of Sturminster Newton
north-east
11m
West Bourton is 11 miles north-east of Sherborne
south
12m
West Bourton is 12 miles south of Frome

What are the nearest cities to West Bourton?

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

south-east
17m
West Bourton is 17 miles south-east of Wells
south
22m
West Bourton is 22 miles south of Bath
west
23m
West Bourton is 23 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
29m
West Bourton is 29 miles south-east of Bristol
west
42m
West Bourton is 42 miles west of Southampton
west
45m
West Bourton is 45 miles west of Winchester
south-east
46m
West Bourton is 46 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
47m
West Bourton is 47 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
56m
West Bourton is 56 miles south of Gloucester
west
57m
West Bourton is 57 miles west of Portsmouth