Blackney is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles west of the town of Beaminster, 32 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 50 miles south of Cardiff, and 127 miles south-west of London. Blackney lies three miles east of the Devon border. Blackney falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT6 postcode district. The post town for Blackney is Bridport.
Blackney 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 |
Blackney 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 Blackney is DT6 5PB.
Blackney is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT6 postcode district.
The post town for Blackney is Bridport. Blackney is in the DT6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridport.
The centre of Blackney is located at position 50.79152° latitude and -2.81028° longitude.
Latitude | 50.79152° |
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Longitude | -2.81028° |
The centre of Blackney is located at the grid reference easting 342984 and northing 99420 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 342984 |
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Northing | 99420 |
Position of Blackney relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackney to the centre of the town.
Position of Blackney relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackney to the centre of the city.