Beaminster is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles north of the town of Bridport, 34 miles west of the major town of Poole, 50 miles south of Cardiff, and 123 miles south-west of London. Beaminster lies four miles south of the Somerset border. Beaminster falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT8 postcode district. The post town for Beaminster is Beaminster.
Beaminster 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 |
Beaminster is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Beaminster is DT8 3AW.
Beaminster is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT8 postcode district.
The post town for Beaminster is Beaminster. Beaminster is in the DT8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Beaminster.
The centre of Beaminster is located at position 50.80913° latitude and -2.73901° longitude.
Latitude | 50.80913° |
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Longitude | -2.73901° |
The centre of Beaminster is located at the grid reference easting 348026 and northing 101325 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 348026 |
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Northing | 101325 |
Position of Beaminster relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Beaminster to the centre of the town.
Position of Beaminster relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Beaminster to the centre of the city.