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 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 |
Bookham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bookham is DT2 7RP.
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.
The post town for Bookham is Dorchester. Bookham is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.
The centre of Bookham is located at position 50.8356° latitude and -2.42017° longitude.
Latitude | 50.8356° |
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Longitude | -2.42017° |
The centre of Bookham is located at the grid reference easting 370508 and northing 104092 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 370508 |
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Northing | 104092 |
Position of Bookham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bookham to the centre of the town.
Position of Bookham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bookham to the centre of the city.