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Where is Compton Valence?

Compton Valence is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, six miles west of the town of Dorchester, 26 miles west of the major town of Poole, 58 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 119 miles south-west of London. Compton Valence falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Compton Valence is Dorchester.

Compton Valence on a map

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

Which county is Compton Valence in?

Compton Valence 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 Compton Valence in Dorset?

Compton Valence is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Compton Valence within Dorset
Location of Compton Valence within Dorset

What is the postcode for Compton Valence?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Compton Valence is DT2 9ER.

Where is Compton Valence in DT2?

Compton Valence is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Compton Valence within DT2
Location of Compton Valence within DT2

What is the post town for Compton Valence?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Compton Valence?

The centre of Compton Valence is located at position 50.73732° latitude and -2.57723° longitude.

Latitude50.73732°
Longitude-2.57723°

What is the easting and northing of Compton Valence?

The centre of Compton Valence is located at the grid reference easting 359363 and northing 93238 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting359363
Northing93238

What are the nearest towns to Compton Valence?

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

west
6m
Compton Valence is 6 miles west of Dorchester
east
8m
Compton Valence is 8 miles east of Bridport
north
8m
Compton Valence is 8 miles north of Chickerell
south-east
9m
Compton Valence is 9 miles south-east of Beaminster
north-west
10m
Compton Valence is 10 miles north-west of Weymouth
north-west
14m
Compton Valence is 14 miles north-west of Fortuneswell
south-east
14m
Compton Valence is 14 miles south-east of Crewkerne
south
14m
Compton Valence is 14 miles south of Yeovil
south
15m
Compton Valence is 15 miles south of Sherborne
east
16m
Compton Valence is 16 miles east of Lyme Regis

What are the nearest cities to Compton Valence?

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

south
33m
Compton Valence is 33 miles south of Wells
south-west
41m
Compton Valence is 41 miles south-west of Salisbury
east
42m
Compton Valence is 42 miles east of Exeter
south
46m
Compton Valence is 46 miles south of Bath
south
49m
Compton Valence is 49 miles south of Bristol
west
53m
Compton Valence is 53 miles west of Southampton
south-east
58m
Compton Valence is 58 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
60m
Compton Valence is 60 miles west of Winchester
south
62m
Compton Valence is 62 miles south of Newport
west
65m
Compton Valence is 65 miles west of Portsmouth