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Where is Boys Hill?

Boys Hill is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Sherborne, 24 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 51 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 110 miles south-west of London. Boys Hill lies four miles south-east of the Somerset border. Boys Hill falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Boys Hill is Sherborne.

Boys Hill on a map

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

Which county is Boys Hill in?

Boys 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 Boys Hill in Dorset?

Boys Hill 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 Boys Hill within Dorset
Location of Boys Hill within Dorset

What is the postcode for Boys Hill?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Boys Hill is DT9 5PJ.

Where is Boys Hill in DT9?

Boys Hill is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Boys Hill within DT9
Location of Boys Hill within DT9

What is the post town for Boys Hill?

The post town for Boys Hill is Sherborne. Boys Hill is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Boys Hill?

The centre of Boys Hill is located at position 50.88989° latitude and -2.46625° longitude.

Latitude50.88989°
Longitude-2.46625°

What is the easting and northing of Boys Hill?

The centre of Boys Hill is located at the grid reference easting 367302 and northing 110148 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting367302
Northing110148

What are the nearest towns to Boys Hill?

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

south-east
5m
Boys Hill is 5 miles south-east of Sherborne
south-west
6m
Boys Hill is 6 miles south-west of Stalbridge
west
7m
Boys Hill is 7 miles west of Sturminster Newton
south-east
8m
Boys Hill is 8 miles south-east of Yeovil
south
12m
Boys Hill is 12 miles south of Wincanton
north
12m
Boys Hill is 12 miles north of Dorchester
north-east
13m
Boys Hill is 13 miles north-east of Beaminster
south-west
13m
Boys Hill is 13 miles south-west of Gillingham
west
13m
Boys Hill is 13 miles west of Blandford Forum
south
14m
Boys Hill is 14 miles south of Castle Cary

What are the nearest cities to Boys Hill?

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

south
23m
Boys Hill is 23 miles south of Wells
south-west
32m
Boys Hill is 32 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
34m
Boys Hill is 34 miles south of Bath
south
39m
Boys Hill is 39 miles south of Bristol
west
46m
Boys Hill is 46 miles west of Southampton
east
48m
Boys Hill is 48 miles east of Exeter
south-east
51m
Boys Hill is 51 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
52m
Boys Hill is 52 miles west of Winchester
south-east
53m
Boys Hill is 53 miles south-east of Newport
west
61m
Boys Hill is 61 miles west of Portsmouth