Cocknowle is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south of the town of Wareham, eight miles south-west of the major town of Poole, 75 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 105 miles south-west of London. Cocknowle falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH20 postcode district. The post town for Cocknowle is Wareham.
Cocknowle is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.
Ceremonial County | Dorset |
---|---|
Historic County | Dorset |
Administrative County | Dorset |
Cocknowle is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cocknowle is BH20 5NT.
Cocknowle is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH20 postcode district.
The post town for Cocknowle is Wareham. Cocknowle is in the BH20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wareham.
The centre of Cocknowle is located at position 50.63804° latitude and -2.09724° longitude.
Latitude | 50.63804° |
---|---|
Longitude | -2.09724° |
The centre of Cocknowle is located at the grid reference easting 393220 and northing 82043 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 393220 |
---|---|
Northing | 82043 |
Position of Cocknowle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cocknowle to the centre of the town.
Position of Cocknowle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cocknowle to the centre of the city.