East Knighton is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, seven miles west of the town of Wareham, 13 miles west of the major town of Poole, 69 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 110 miles south-west of London. East Knighton falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for East Knighton is Dorchester.
East Knighton 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 |
East Knighton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of East Knighton is DT2 8JY.
East Knighton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.
The post town for East Knighton is Dorchester. East Knighton is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.
The centre of East Knighton is located at position 50.66605° latitude and -2.26218° longitude.
Latitude | 50.66605° |
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Longitude | -2.26218° |
The centre of East Knighton is located at the grid reference easting 381567 and northing 85186 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 381567 |
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Northing | 85186 |
Position of East Knighton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of East Knighton to the centre of the town.
Position of East Knighton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of East Knighton to the centre of the city.