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 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 |
Farnham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Farnham is DT11 8DE.
Farnham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district.
The post town for Farnham is Blandford Forum. Farnham is in the DT11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blandford Forum.
The centre of Farnham is located at position 50.93541° latitude and -2.05972° longitude.
Latitude | 50.93541° |
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Longitude | -2.05972° |
The centre of Farnham is located at the grid reference easting 395900 and northing 115109 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 395900 |
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Northing | 115109 |
Position of Farnham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Farnham to the centre of the town.
Position of Farnham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Farnham to the centre of the city.