Beckley is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, two miles north-west of the town of New Milton, nine miles east of the major town of Bournemouth, 81 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 85 miles south-west of London. Beckley lies just east of the Dorset border. Beckley falls within the district council of New Forest, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the BH23 postcode district. The post town for Beckley is Christchurch.
Beckley is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.
Ceremonial County | Hampshire |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | Hampshire |
Beckley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Hampshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Beckley is BH23 7EB.
Beckley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BH23 postcode district.
The post town for Beckley is Christchurch. Beckley is in the BH23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Christchurch.
The centre of Beckley is located at position 50.76559° latitude and -1.6877° longitude.
Latitude | 50.76559° |
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Longitude | -1.6877° |
The centre of Beckley is located at the grid reference easting 422121 and northing 96269 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 422121 |
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Northing | 96269 |
Position of Beckley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Beckley to the centre of the town.
Position of Beckley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Beckley to the centre of the city.