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Where is East Stour?

East Stour is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south of the town of Gillingham, 24 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 51 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 100 miles west of London. East Stour lies three miles east of the Somerset border. East Stour falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP8 postcode district. The post town for East Stour is Gillingham.

East Stour on a map

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

Which county is East Stour in?

East Stour 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 East Stour in Dorset?

East Stour is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of East Stour within Dorset
Location of East Stour within Dorset

What is the postcode for East Stour?

The nearest postcode to the centre of East Stour is SP8 5NZ.

Where is East Stour in SP8?

East Stour is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP8 postcode district.

Map showing location of East Stour within SP8
Location of East Stour within SP8

What is the post town for East Stour?

The post town for East Stour is Gillingham. East Stour is in the SP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gillingham.

What is the latitude and longitude of East Stour?

The centre of East Stour is located at position 51.00886° latitude and -2.28576° longitude.

Latitude51.00886°
Longitude-2.28576°

What is the easting and northing of East Stour?

The centre of East Stour is located at the grid reference easting 380048 and northing 123314 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting380048
Northing123314

What are the nearest towns to East Stour?

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

south
2m
East Stour is 2 miles south of Gillingham
west
4m
East Stour is 4 miles west of Shaftesbury
north-east
5m
East Stour is 5 miles north-east of Stalbridge
south
6m
East Stour is 6 miles south of Mere
north
6m
East Stour is 6 miles north of Sturminster Newton
south-east
6m
East Stour is 6 miles south-east of Wincanton
south-east
10m
East Stour is 10 miles south-east of Bruton
east
11m
East Stour is 11 miles east of Sherborne
south-east
11m
East Stour is 11 miles south-east of Castle Cary
north-west
12m
East Stour is 12 miles north-west of Blandford Forum

What are the nearest cities to East Stour?

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

south-east
21m
East Stour is 21 miles south-east of Wells
west
22m
East Stour is 22 miles west of Salisbury
south
26m
East Stour is 26 miles south of Bath
south-east
34m
East Stour is 34 miles south-east of Bristol
west
39m
East Stour is 39 miles west of Southampton
west
43m
East Stour is 43 miles west of Winchester
south-east
51m
East Stour is 51 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
51m
East Stour is 51 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
54m
East Stour is 54 miles west of Portsmouth
east
58m
East Stour is 58 miles east of Exeter