Cross Lanes is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, eight miles south of the town of Sturminster Newton, 17 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 58 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 108 miles south-west of London. Cross Lanes falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Cross Lanes is Dorchester.
Cross Lanes 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 |
Cross Lanes is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cross Lanes is DT2 7UJ.
Cross Lanes is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.
The post town for Cross Lanes is Dorchester. Cross Lanes is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.
The centre of Cross Lanes is located at position 50.81949° latitude and -2.34237° longitude.
Latitude | 50.81949° |
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Longitude | -2.34237° |
The centre of Cross Lanes is located at the grid reference easting 375979 and northing 102272 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 375979 |
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Northing | 102272 |
Position of Cross Lanes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cross Lanes to the centre of the town.
Position of Cross Lanes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cross Lanes to the centre of the city.