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Where is Dorstone?

Dorstone is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, five miles east of the town of Hay-on-Wye, 33 miles north of the major city of Newport, 42 miles north of Cardiff, and 129 miles west of London. Dorstone lies four miles south-east of the Powys border. Dorstone falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR3 postcode district. The post town for Dorstone is Hereford.

Dorstone on a map

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

Which county is Dorstone in?

Dorstone is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHerefordshire
Historic CountyHerefordshire
Administrative CountyCounty of Herefordshire

Where is Dorstone in Herefordshire?

Dorstone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Herefordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Herefordshire.

Map showing location of Dorstone within Herefordshire
Location of Dorstone within Herefordshire

What is the postcode for Dorstone?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dorstone is HR3 6AW.

Where is Dorstone in HR3?

Dorstone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HR3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HR3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dorstone within HR3
Location of Dorstone within HR3

What is the post town for Dorstone?

The post town for Dorstone is Hereford. Dorstone is in the HR3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hereford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dorstone?

The centre of Dorstone is located at position 52.07119° latitude and -2.99909° longitude.

Latitude52.07119°
Longitude-2.99909°

What is the easting and northing of Dorstone?

The centre of Dorstone is located at the grid reference easting 331617 and northing 241896 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting331617
Northing241896

What are the nearest towns to Dorstone?

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

east
5m
Dorstone is 5 miles east of Hay-on-Wye
south
9m
Dorstone is 9 miles south of Kington
north-east
11m
Dorstone is 11 miles north-east of Talgarth
south
14m
Dorstone is 14 miles south of Presteigne
south-west
15m
Dorstone is 15 miles south-west of Leominster
north-east
16m
Dorstone is 16 miles north-east of Crickhowell
north
17m
Dorstone is 17 miles north of Abergavenny
east
18m
Dorstone is 18 miles east of Builth Wells
north-east
19m
Dorstone is 19 miles north-east of Brecon
south
19m
Dorstone is 19 miles south of Knighton

What are the nearest cities to Dorstone?

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

west
12m
Dorstone is 12 miles west of Hereford
north
33m
Dorstone is 33 miles north of Newport
west
34m
Dorstone is 34 miles west of Worcester
north-west
35m
Dorstone is 35 miles north-west of Gloucester
north
42m
Dorstone is 42 miles north of Cardiff
north
46m
Dorstone is 46 miles north of Bristol
north-east
51m
Dorstone is 51 miles north-east of Swansea
south-west
51m
Dorstone is 51 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
south-west
54m
Dorstone is 54 miles south-west of Birmingham
north-west
55m
Dorstone is 55 miles north-west of Bath