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Where is Cranborne?

Cranborne is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles north-west of the town of Verwood, 14 miles north of the major town of Bournemouth, 67 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 88 miles south-west of London. Cranborne lies two miles west of the Hampshire border. Cranborne falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH21 postcode district. The post town for Cranborne is Wimborne.

Cranborne on a map

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

Which county is Cranborne in?

Cranborne 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 Cranborne in Dorset?

Cranborne is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Cranborne within Dorset
Location of Cranborne within Dorset

What is the postcode for Cranborne?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cranborne is BH21 5PR.

Where is Cranborne in BH21?

Cranborne is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BH21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BH21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cranborne within BH21
Location of Cranborne within BH21

What is the post town for Cranborne?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Cranborne?

The centre of Cranborne is located at position 50.91931° latitude and -1.92207° longitude.

Latitude50.91931°
Longitude-1.92207°

What is the easting and northing of Cranborne?

The centre of Cranborne is located at the grid reference easting 405574 and northing 113320 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting405574
Northing113320

What are the nearest towns to Cranborne?

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

north-west
3m
Cranborne is 3 miles north-west of Verwood
west
6m
Cranborne is 6 miles west of Fordingbridge
north-west
8m
Cranborne is 8 miles north-west of Ringwood
north
8m
Cranborne is 8 miles north of Ferndown
north
9m
Cranborne is 9 miles north of Wimborne Minster
south
11m
Cranborne is 11 miles south of Wilton
east
11m
Cranborne is 11 miles east of Blandford Forum
south-east
13m
Cranborne is 13 miles south-east of Shaftesbury
north
14m
Cranborne is 14 miles north of Bournemouth
north-west
14m
Cranborne is 14 miles north-west of Christchurch

What are the nearest cities to Cranborne?

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

south-west
12m
Cranborne is 12 miles south-west of Salisbury
west
23m
Cranborne is 23 miles west of Southampton
west
28m
Cranborne is 28 miles west of Winchester
south-east
37m
Cranborne is 37 miles south-east of Bath
west
37m
Cranborne is 37 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
37m
Cranborne is 37 miles south-east of Wells
south-east
47m
Cranborne is 47 miles south-east of Bristol
west
50m
Cranborne is 50 miles west of Chichester
south-west
64m
Cranborne is 64 miles south-west of Oxford
south-east
66m
Cranborne is 66 miles south-east of Newport

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