Abbotsbury is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles north-west of the town of Chickerell, 27 miles west of the major town of Poole, 62 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 123 miles south-west of London. Abbotsbury falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT3 postcode district. The post town for Abbotsbury is Weymouth.
Abbotsbury is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.
Ceremonial County | Dorset |
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Historic County | Dorset |
Administrative County | Dorset |
Abbotsbury is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Abbotsbury is DT3 4JR.
Abbotsbury is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT3 postcode district.
The post town for Abbotsbury is Weymouth. Abbotsbury is in the DT3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Weymouth.
The centre of Abbotsbury is located at position 50.66559° latitude and -2.59952° longitude.
Latitude | 50.66559° |
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Longitude | -2.59952° |
The centre of Abbotsbury is located at the grid reference easting 357725 and northing 85274 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 357725 |
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Northing | 85274 |
Position of Abbotsbury relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Abbotsbury to the centre of the town.
Position of Abbotsbury relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Abbotsbury to the centre of the city.