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Where is Burleston?

Burleston is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, six miles north-east of the town of Dorchester, 15 miles west of the major town of Poole, 63 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 109 miles south-west of London. Burleston falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Burleston is Dorchester.

Burleston on a map

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

Which county is Burleston in?

Burleston 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 Burleston in Dorset?

Burleston 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 Burleston within Dorset
Location of Burleston within Dorset

What is the postcode for Burleston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Burleston is DT2 7EG.

Where is Burleston in DT2?

Burleston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Burleston within DT2
Location of Burleston within DT2

What is the post town for Burleston?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Burleston?

The centre of Burleston is located at position 50.74745° latitude and -2.31794° longitude.

Latitude50.74745°
Longitude-2.31794°

What is the easting and northing of Burleston?

The centre of Burleston is located at the grid reference easting 377665 and northing 94253 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting377665
Northing94253

What are the nearest towns to Burleston?

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

north-east
6m
Burleston is 6 miles north-east of Dorchester
north-west
10m
Burleston is 10 miles north-west of Wareham
south-west
10m
Burleston is 10 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
north-east
11m
Burleston is 11 miles north-east of Weymouth
north-east
12m
Burleston is 12 miles north-east of Chickerell
south
12m
Burleston is 12 miles south of Sturminster Newton
north-east
14m
Burleston is 14 miles north-east of Fortuneswell
south
15m
Burleston is 15 miles south of Stalbridge
west
15m
Burleston is 15 miles west of Wimborne Minster
west
15m
Burleston is 15 miles west of Poole

What are the nearest cities to Burleston?

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

south-west
32m
Burleston is 32 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
35m
Burleston is 35 miles south-east of Wells
west
41m
Burleston is 41 miles west of Southampton
south
44m
Burleston is 44 miles south of Bath
south-west
49m
Burleston is 49 miles south-west of Winchester
south
50m
Burleston is 50 miles south of Bristol
east
53m
Burleston is 53 miles east of Exeter
west
54m
Burleston is 54 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
63m
Burleston is 63 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
65m
Burleston is 65 miles south-east of Newport