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Where is Bookham?

Bookham is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, eight miles south-west of the town of Sturminster Newton, 21 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 55 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 110 miles south-west of London. Bookham falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Bookham is Dorchester.

Bookham on a map

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

Which county is Bookham in?

Bookham 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 Bookham in Dorset?

Bookham 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 Bookham within Dorset
Location of Bookham within Dorset

What is the postcode for Bookham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bookham is DT2 7RP.

Where is Bookham in DT2?

Bookham 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 Bookham within DT2
Location of Bookham within DT2

What is the post town for Bookham?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Bookham?

The centre of Bookham is located at position 50.8356° latitude and -2.42017° longitude.

Latitude50.8356°
Longitude-2.42017°

What is the easting and northing of Bookham?

The centre of Bookham is located at the grid reference easting 370508 and northing 104092 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting370508
Northing104092

What are the nearest towns to Bookham?

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

south-west
8m
Bookham is 8 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton
north
8m
Bookham is 8 miles north of Dorchester
south
9m
Bookham is 9 miles south of Stalbridge
south-east
9m
Bookham is 9 miles south-east of Sherborne
west
11m
Bookham is 11 miles west of Blandford Forum
south-east
12m
Bookham is 12 miles south-east of Yeovil
east
14m
Bookham is 14 miles east of Beaminster
north
15m
Bookham is 15 miles north of Chickerell
south
15m
Bookham is 15 miles south of Wincanton
south-west
15m
Bookham is 15 miles south-west of Gillingham

What are the nearest cities to Bookham?

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

south
28m
Bookham is 28 miles south of Wells
south-west
32m
Bookham is 32 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
38m
Bookham is 38 miles south of Bath
south
43m
Bookham is 43 miles south of Bristol
west
45m
Bookham is 45 miles west of Southampton
east
49m
Bookham is 49 miles east of Exeter
west
51m
Bookham is 51 miles west of Winchester
south-east
55m
Bookham is 55 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
58m
Bookham is 58 miles south-east of Newport
west
58m
Bookham is 58 miles west of Portsmouth