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Where is Woodsford?

Woodsford is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles east of the town of Dorchester, 16 miles west of the major town of Poole, 64 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles south-west of London. Woodsford falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Woodsford is Dorchester.

Woodsford on a map

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

Which county is Woodsford in?

Woodsford 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 Woodsford in Dorset?

Woodsford 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 Woodsford within Dorset
Location of Woodsford within Dorset

What is the postcode for Woodsford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Woodsford is DT2 8AT.

Where is Woodsford in DT2?

Woodsford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Woodsford within DT2
Location of Woodsford within DT2

What is the post town for Woodsford?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Woodsford?

The centre of Woodsford is located at position 50.71358° latitude and -2.33805° longitude.

Latitude50.71358°
Longitude-2.33805°

What is the easting and northing of Woodsford?

The centre of Woodsford is located at the grid reference easting 376229 and northing 90493 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting376229
Northing90493

What are the nearest towns to Woodsford?

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

east
4m
Woodsford is 4 miles east of Dorchester
north-east
9m
Woodsford is 9 miles north-east of Weymouth
north-east
10m
Woodsford is 10 miles north-east of Chickerell
west
10m
Woodsford is 10 miles west of Wareham
north-east
12m
Woodsford is 12 miles north-east of Fortuneswell
south-west
12m
Woodsford is 12 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
south
15m
Woodsford is 15 miles south of Sturminster Newton
west
16m
Woodsford is 16 miles west of Poole
west
16m
Woodsford is 16 miles west of Wimborne Minster
south
17m
Woodsford is 17 miles south of Stalbridge

What are the nearest cities to Woodsford?

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

south-west
34m
Woodsford is 34 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
37m
Woodsford is 37 miles south of Wells
west
43m
Woodsford is 43 miles west of Southampton
south
46m
Woodsford is 46 miles south of Bath
south-west
51m
Woodsford is 51 miles south-west of Winchester
south
52m
Woodsford is 52 miles south of Bristol
east
52m
Woodsford is 52 miles east of Exeter
west
55m
Woodsford is 55 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
64m
Woodsford is 64 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
67m
Woodsford is 67 miles south-east of Newport