Bourton is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south-west of the town of Mere, 21 miles south of the major city of Bath, 46 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 100 miles west of London. Bourton lies just east of the Somerset border. Bourton falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP8 postcode district. The post town for Bourton is Gillingham.
Bourton 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 |
Bourton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bourton is SP8 5BE.
Bourton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SP8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP8 postcode district.
The post town for Bourton is Gillingham. Bourton is in the SP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gillingham.
The centre of Bourton is located at position 51.07595° latitude and -2.32149° longitude.
Latitude | 51.07595° |
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Longitude | -2.32149° |
The centre of Bourton is located at the grid reference easting 377574 and northing 130785 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 377574 |
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Northing | 130785 |
Position of Bourton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bourton to the centre of the town.
Position of Bourton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bourton to the centre of the city.