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Where is Wimborne Minster?

Wimborne Minster is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles west of the town of Ferndown, six miles north of the major town of Poole, 70 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 95 miles south-west of London. Wimborne Minster lies seven miles south-west of the Hampshire border. Wimborne Minster falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH21 postcode district. The post town for Wimborne Minster is Wimborne.

Wimborne Minster on a map

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

Which county is Wimborne Minster in?

Wimborne Minster 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 Wimborne Minster in Dorset?

Wimborne Minster is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Wimborne Minster within Dorset
Location of Wimborne Minster within Dorset

What is the postcode for Wimborne Minster?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wimborne Minster is BH21 1LB.

Where is Wimborne Minster in BH21?

Wimborne Minster is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wimborne Minster within BH21
Location of Wimborne Minster within BH21

What is the post town for Wimborne Minster?

The post town for Wimborne Minster is Wimborne. Wimborne Minster is in the BH21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wimborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wimborne Minster?

The centre of Wimborne Minster is located at position 50.79944° latitude and -1.98775° longitude.

Latitude50.79944°
Longitude-1.98775°

What is the easting and northing of Wimborne Minster?

The centre of Wimborne Minster is located at the grid reference easting 400960 and northing 99987 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting400960
Northing99987

What are the nearest towns to Wimborne Minster?

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

west
4m
Wimborne Minster is 4 miles west of Ferndown
north
6m
Wimborne Minster is 6 miles north of Poole
north-west
7m
Wimborne Minster is 7 miles north-west of Bournemouth
south-west
7m
Wimborne Minster is 7 miles south-west of Verwood
south-east
9m
Wimborne Minster is 9 miles south-east of Blandford Forum
west
9m
Wimborne Minster is 9 miles west of Ringwood
north-east
9m
Wimborne Minster is 9 miles north-east of Wareham
north-west
10m
Wimborne Minster is 10 miles north-west of Christchurch
south-west
12m
Wimborne Minster is 12 miles south-west of Fordingbridge
north
13m
Wimborne Minster is 13 miles north of Swanage

What are the nearest cities to Wimborne Minster?

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

south-west
21m
Wimborne Minster is 21 miles south-west of Salisbury
west
27m
Wimborne Minster is 27 miles west of Southampton
south-west
35m
Wimborne Minster is 35 miles south-west of Winchester
west
39m
Wimborne Minster is 39 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
40m
Wimborne Minster is 40 miles south-east of Wells
south
43m
Wimborne Minster is 43 miles south of Bath
south-east
52m
Wimborne Minster is 52 miles south-east of Bristol
west
53m
Wimborne Minster is 53 miles west of Chichester
east
68m
Wimborne Minster is 68 miles east of Exeter
south-east
70m
Wimborne Minster is 70 miles south-east of Cardiff

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