Colesbrook is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, one mile north of the town of Gillingham, 23 miles south of the major city of Bath, 49 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 99 miles west of London. Colesbrook lies roughly one mile south-west of the Wiltshire border. Colesbrook falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP8 postcode district. The post town for Colesbrook is Gillingham.
Colesbrook is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.
Ceremonial County | Dorset |
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Historic County | Dorset |
Administrative County | Dorset |
Colesbrook is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Colesbrook is SP8 4HN.
Colesbrook is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SP8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SP8 postcode district.
The post town for Colesbrook is Gillingham. Colesbrook is in the SP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gillingham.
The centre of Colesbrook is located at position 51.04995° latitude and -2.27761° longitude.
Latitude | 51.04995° |
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Longitude | -2.27761° |
The centre of Colesbrook is located at the grid reference easting 380637 and northing 127882 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 380637 |
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Northing | 127882 |
Position of Colesbrook relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Colesbrook to the centre of the town.
Position of Colesbrook relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Colesbrook to the centre of the city.