Corscombe is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles north-east of the town of Beaminster, 32 miles west of the major town of Poole, 49 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 120 miles south-west of London. Corscombe lies two miles south-east of the Somerset border. Corscombe falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Corscombe is Dorchester.
Corscombe 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 |
Corscombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Corscombe is DT2 0PF.
Corscombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.
The post town for Corscombe is Dorchester. Corscombe is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.
The centre of Corscombe is located at position 50.84572° latitude and -2.68277° longitude.
Latitude | 50.84572° |
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Longitude | -2.68277° |
The centre of Corscombe is located at the grid reference easting 352027 and northing 105355 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 352027 |
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Northing | 105355 |
Position of Corscombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Corscombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Corscombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Corscombe to the centre of the city.