Beacon Hill is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 70 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 99 miles south-west of London. Beacon Hill falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH16 postcode district. The post town for Beacon Hill is Poole.
Beacon Hill 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 |
Beacon Hill is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Beacon Hill is BH16 6AQ.
Beacon Hill is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH16 postcode district.
The post town for Beacon Hill is Poole. Beacon Hill is in the BH16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Poole.
The centre of Beacon Hill is located at position 50.7529° latitude and -2.04315° longitude.
Latitude | 50.7529° |
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Longitude | -2.04315° |
The centre of Beacon Hill is located at the grid reference easting 397052 and northing 94812 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 397052 |
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Northing | 94812 |
Position of Beacon Hill relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Beacon Hill to the centre of the town.
Position of Beacon Hill relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Beacon Hill to the centre of the city.