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Where is Whitcombe?

Whitcombe is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south-east of the town of Dorchester, 19 miles west of the major town of Poole, 64 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 114 miles south-west of London. Whitcombe falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Whitcombe is Dorchester.

Whitcombe on a map

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

Which county is Whitcombe in?

Whitcombe 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 Whitcombe in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Whitcombe within Dorset
Location of Whitcombe within Dorset

What is the postcode for Whitcombe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitcombe is DT2 8NY.

Where is Whitcombe in DT2?

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

Map showing location of Whitcombe within DT2
Location of Whitcombe within DT2

What is the post town for Whitcombe?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Whitcombe?

The centre of Whitcombe is located at position 50.69242° latitude and -2.40087° longitude.

Latitude50.69242°
Longitude-2.40087°

What is the easting and northing of Whitcombe?

The centre of Whitcombe is located at the grid reference easting 371781 and northing 88163 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting371781
Northing88163

What are the nearest towns to Whitcombe?

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

south-east
2m
Whitcombe is 2 miles south-east of Dorchester
north
6m
Whitcombe is 6 miles north of Weymouth
north-east
6m
Whitcombe is 6 miles north-east of Chickerell
north
9m
Whitcombe is 9 miles north of Fortuneswell
west
13m
Whitcombe is 13 miles west of Wareham
south-west
15m
Whitcombe is 15 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
east
16m
Whitcombe is 16 miles east of Bridport
south
17m
Whitcombe is 17 miles south of Sturminster Newton
south-east
17m
Whitcombe is 17 miles south-east of Beaminster
south
18m
Whitcombe is 18 miles south of Sherborne

What are the nearest cities to Whitcombe?

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

south-west
37m
Whitcombe is 37 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
37m
Whitcombe is 37 miles south of Wells
west
46m
Whitcombe is 46 miles west of Southampton
south
48m
Whitcombe is 48 miles south of Bath
east
50m
Whitcombe is 50 miles east of Exeter
south
53m
Whitcombe is 53 miles south of Bristol
south-west
54m
Whitcombe is 54 miles south-west of Winchester
west
58m
Whitcombe is 58 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
64m
Whitcombe is 64 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
67m
Whitcombe is 67 miles south of Newport