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Where is Charminster?

Charminster is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, one mile north-west of the town of Dorchester, 21 miles west of the major town of Poole, 60 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 115 miles south-west of London. Charminster falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Charminster is Dorchester.

Charminster on a map

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

Which county is Charminster in?

Charminster 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 Charminster in Dorset?

Charminster 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 Charminster within Dorset
Location of Charminster within Dorset

What is the postcode for Charminster?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Charminster is DT2 9QS.

Where is Charminster in DT2?

Charminster is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Charminster within DT2
Location of Charminster within DT2

What is the post town for Charminster?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Charminster?

The centre of Charminster is located at position 50.7327° latitude and -2.45807° longitude.

Latitude50.7327°
Longitude-2.45807°

What is the easting and northing of Charminster?

The centre of Charminster is located at the grid reference easting 367768 and northing 92665 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting367768
Northing92665

What are the nearest towns to Charminster?

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

north-west
1m
Charminster is 1 mile north-west of Dorchester
north
8m
Charminster is 8 miles north of Chickerell
north
9m
Charminster is 9 miles north of Weymouth
north
12m
Charminster is 12 miles north of Fortuneswell
east
13m
Charminster is 13 miles east of Bridport
south-east
13m
Charminster is 13 miles south-east of Beaminster
south-west
15m
Charminster is 15 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton
south
15m
Charminster is 15 miles south of Sherborne
south-west
15m
Charminster is 15 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
west
16m
Charminster is 16 miles west of Wareham

What are the nearest cities to Charminster?

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

south
34m
Charminster is 34 miles south of Wells
south-west
37m
Charminster is 37 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
45m
Charminster is 45 miles south of Bath
east
47m
Charminster is 47 miles east of Exeter
west
48m
Charminster is 48 miles west of Southampton
south
50m
Charminster is 50 miles south of Bristol
south-west
55m
Charminster is 55 miles south-west of Winchester
west
60m
Charminster is 60 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
60m
Charminster is 60 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
64m
Charminster is 64 miles south of Newport

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