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Where is Alton Pancras?

Alton Pancras is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, seven miles north of the town of Dorchester, 21 miles west of the major town of Poole, 56 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles south-west of London. Alton Pancras falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Alton Pancras is Dorchester.

Alton Pancras on a map

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

Which county is Alton Pancras in?

Alton Pancras 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 Alton Pancras in Dorset?

Alton Pancras 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 Alton Pancras within Dorset
Location of Alton Pancras within Dorset

What is the postcode for Alton Pancras?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alton Pancras is DT2 7RW.

Where is Alton Pancras in DT2?

Alton Pancras is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Alton Pancras within DT2
Location of Alton Pancras within DT2

What is the post town for Alton Pancras?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Alton Pancras?

The centre of Alton Pancras is located at position 50.81934° latitude and -2.4267° longitude.

Latitude50.81934°
Longitude-2.4267°

What is the easting and northing of Alton Pancras?

The centre of Alton Pancras is located at the grid reference easting 370038 and northing 102286 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting370038
Northing102286

What are the nearest towns to Alton Pancras?

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

north
7m
Alton Pancras is 7 miles north of Dorchester
south-west
9m
Alton Pancras is 9 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton
south-east
10m
Alton Pancras is 10 miles south-east of Sherborne
south
10m
Alton Pancras is 10 miles south of Stalbridge
west
12m
Alton Pancras is 12 miles west of Blandford Forum
south-east
12m
Alton Pancras is 12 miles south-east of Yeovil
east
14m
Alton Pancras is 14 miles east of Beaminster
north
14m
Alton Pancras is 14 miles north of Chickerell
north
15m
Alton Pancras is 15 miles north of Weymouth
east
16m
Alton Pancras is 16 miles east of Bridport

What are the nearest cities to Alton Pancras?

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

south
29m
Alton Pancras is 29 miles south of Wells
south-west
33m
Alton Pancras is 33 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
39m
Alton Pancras is 39 miles south of Bath
south
44m
Alton Pancras is 44 miles south of Bristol
west
45m
Alton Pancras is 45 miles west of Southampton
east
49m
Alton Pancras is 49 miles east of Exeter
west
52m
Alton Pancras is 52 miles west of Winchester
south-east
56m
Alton Pancras is 56 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
59m
Alton Pancras is 59 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
59m
Alton Pancras is 59 miles south-east of Newport