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 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 Stour is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of East Stour is SP8 5NZ.
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.
The post town for East Stour is Gillingham. East Stour is in the SP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gillingham.
The centre of East Stour is located at position 51.00886° latitude and -2.28576° longitude.
Latitude | 51.00886° |
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Longitude | -2.28576° |
The centre of East Stour is located at the grid reference easting 380048 and northing 123314 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 380048 |
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Northing | 123314 |
Position of East Stour relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of East Stour to the centre of the town.
Position of East Stour relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of East Stour to the centre of the city.