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Where is Farnham?

Farnham is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, seven miles north-east of the town of Blandford Forum, 15 miles north of the major town of Poole, 61 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 93 miles south-west of London. Farnham lies roughly one mile south of the Wiltshire border. Farnham falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT11 postcode district. The post town for Farnham is Blandford Forum.

Farnham on a map

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

Which county is Farnham in?

Farnham 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 Farnham in Dorset?

Farnham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Farnham within Dorset
Location of Farnham within Dorset

What is the postcode for Farnham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Farnham is DT11 8DE.

Where is Farnham in DT11?

Farnham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Farnham within DT11
Location of Farnham within DT11

What is the post town for Farnham?

The post town for Farnham is Blandford Forum. Farnham is in the DT11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blandford Forum.

What is the latitude and longitude of Farnham?

The centre of Farnham is located at position 50.93541° latitude and -2.05972° longitude.

Latitude50.93541°
Longitude-2.05972°

What is the easting and northing of Farnham?

The centre of Farnham is located at the grid reference easting 395900 and northing 115109 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting395900
Northing115109

What are the nearest towns to Farnham?

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

north-east
7m
Farnham is 7 miles north-east of Blandford Forum
south-east
8m
Farnham is 8 miles south-east of Shaftesbury
north-west
9m
Farnham is 9 miles north-west of Verwood
north
10m
Farnham is 10 miles north of Wimborne Minster
east
11m
Farnham is 11 miles east of Sturminster Newton
south-east
12m
Farnham is 12 miles south-east of Gillingham
west
12m
Farnham is 12 miles west of Fordingbridge
north-west
12m
Farnham is 12 miles north-west of Ferndown
south-west
13m
Farnham is 13 miles south-west of Wilton
north-west
13m
Farnham is 13 miles north-west of Ringwood

What are the nearest cities to Farnham?

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

south-west
15m
Farnham is 15 miles south-west of Salisbury
west
29m
Farnham is 29 miles west of Southampton
south-east
32m
Farnham is 32 miles south-east of Wells
south-east
34m
Farnham is 34 miles south-east of Bath
west
34m
Farnham is 34 miles west of Winchester
south-east
43m
Farnham is 43 miles south-east of Bristol
west
43m
Farnham is 43 miles west of Portsmouth
west
56m
Farnham is 56 miles west of Chichester
south-east
61m
Farnham is 61 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
61m
Farnham is 61 miles south-east of Cardiff