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Where is Clapgate?

Clapgate is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles north of the town of Wimborne Minster, seven miles north of the major town of Poole, 69 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 94 miles south-west of London. Clapgate lies six miles south-west of the Hampshire border. Clapgate falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH21 postcode district. The post town for Clapgate is Wimborne.

Clapgate on a map

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

Which county is Clapgate in?

Clapgate 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 Clapgate in Dorset?

Clapgate is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Clapgate within Dorset
Location of Clapgate within Dorset

What is the postcode for Clapgate?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Clapgate is BH21 4HP.

Where is Clapgate in BH21?

Clapgate is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Clapgate within BH21
Location of Clapgate within BH21

What is the post town for Clapgate?

The post town for Clapgate is Wimborne. Clapgate is in the BH21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wimborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Clapgate?

The centre of Clapgate is located at position 50.82171° latitude and -1.98442° longitude.

Latitude50.82171°
Longitude-1.98442°

What is the easting and northing of Clapgate?

The centre of Clapgate is located at the grid reference easting 401194 and northing 102463 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting401194
Northing102463

What are the nearest towns to Clapgate?

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

north
2m
Clapgate is 2 miles north of Wimborne Minster
west
4m
Clapgate is 4 miles west of Ferndown
south-west
6m
Clapgate is 6 miles south-west of Verwood
north
7m
Clapgate is 7 miles north of Poole
east
8m
Clapgate is 8 miles east of Blandford Forum
north-west
8m
Clapgate is 8 miles north-west of Bournemouth
west
9m
Clapgate is 9 miles west of Ringwood
north-west
11m
Clapgate is 11 miles north-west of Christchurch
north-east
11m
Clapgate is 11 miles north-east of Wareham
south-west
11m
Clapgate is 11 miles south-west of Fordingbridge

What are the nearest cities to Clapgate?

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

south-west
19m
Clapgate is 19 miles south-west of Salisbury
west
26m
Clapgate is 26 miles west of Southampton
south-west
34m
Clapgate is 34 miles south-west of Winchester
west
39m
Clapgate is 39 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
39m
Clapgate is 39 miles south-east of Wells
south-east
42m
Clapgate is 42 miles south-east of Bath
south-east
51m
Clapgate is 51 miles south-east of Bristol
west
53m
Clapgate is 53 miles west of Chichester
east
68m
Clapgate is 68 miles east of Exeter
south-east
69m
Clapgate is 69 miles south-east of Newport