Farrington is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles east of the town of Sturminster Newton, 19 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 55 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 99 miles south-west of London. Farrington lies five miles south-west of the Wiltshire border. Farrington falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP7 postcode district. The post town for Farrington is Shaftesbury.
Farrington 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 |
Farrington 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 Farrington is DT11 8RA.
Farrington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SP7 postcode district.
The post town for Farrington is Shaftesbury. Farrington is in the SP7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shaftesbury.
The centre of Farrington is located at position 50.94221° latitude and -2.22767° longitude.
Latitude | 50.94221° |
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Longitude | -2.22767° |
The centre of Farrington is located at the grid reference easting 384101 and northing 115888 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 384101 |
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Northing | 115888 |
Position of Farrington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Farrington to the centre of the town.
Position of Farrington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Farrington to the centre of the city.