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Where is Bowridge Hill?

Bowridge Hill is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, one mile north-east of the town of Gillingham, 23 miles south of the major city of Bath, 49 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 98 miles west of London. Bowridge Hill lies roughly one mile south-west of the Wiltshire border. Bowridge Hill falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP8 postcode district. The post town for Bowridge Hill is Gillingham.

Bowridge Hill on a map

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

Which county is Bowridge Hill in?

Bowridge Hill 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 Bowridge Hill in Dorset?

Bowridge Hill is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of Bowridge Hill within Dorset
Location of Bowridge Hill within Dorset

What is the postcode for Bowridge Hill?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bowridge Hill is SP8 5QS.

Where is Bowridge Hill in SP8?

Bowridge Hill is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SP8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SP8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bowridge Hill within SP8
Location of Bowridge Hill within SP8

What is the post town for Bowridge Hill?

The post town for Bowridge Hill is Gillingham. Bowridge Hill is in the SP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gillingham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bowridge Hill?

The centre of Bowridge Hill is located at position 51.05043° latitude and -2.26628° longitude.

Latitude51.05043°
Longitude-2.26628°

What is the easting and northing of Bowridge Hill?

The centre of Bowridge Hill is located at the grid reference easting 381432 and northing 127932 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting381432
Northing127932

What are the nearest towns to Bowridge Hill?

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

north-east
1m
Bowridge Hill is 1 mile north-east of Gillingham
south
3m
Bowridge Hill is 3 miles south of Mere
north-west
4m
Bowridge Hill is 4 miles north-west of Shaftesbury
east
6m
Bowridge Hill is 6 miles east of Wincanton
north-east
8m
Bowridge Hill is 8 miles north-east of Stalbridge
north
9m
Bowridge Hill is 9 miles north of Sturminster Newton
south-east
9m
Bowridge Hill is 9 miles south-east of Bruton
east
11m
Bowridge Hill is 11 miles east of Castle Cary
south
11m
Bowridge Hill is 11 miles south of Warminster
south
13m
Bowridge Hill is 13 miles south of Frome

What are the nearest cities to Bowridge Hill?

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

south-east
20m
Bowridge Hill is 20 miles south-east of Wells
west
21m
Bowridge Hill is 21 miles west of Salisbury
south
23m
Bowridge Hill is 23 miles south of Bath
south-east
31m
Bowridge Hill is 31 miles south-east of Bristol
west
39m
Bowridge Hill is 39 miles west of Southampton
west
42m
Bowridge Hill is 42 miles west of Winchester
south-east
49m
Bowridge Hill is 49 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
49m
Bowridge Hill is 49 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
54m
Bowridge Hill is 54 miles west of Portsmouth
south
56m
Bowridge Hill is 56 miles south of Gloucester