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Where is Farrington?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Farrington in?

Farrington 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 Farrington in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Farrington within Dorset
Location of Farrington within Dorset

What is the postcode for Farrington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Farrington is DT11 8RA.

Where is Farrington in SP7?

Farrington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SP7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Farrington within SP7
Location of Farrington within SP7

What is the post town for Farrington?

The post town for Farrington is Shaftesbury. Farrington is in the SP7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shaftesbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Farrington?

The centre of Farrington is located at position 50.94221° latitude and -2.22767° longitude.

Latitude50.94221°
Longitude-2.22767°

What is the easting and northing of Farrington?

The centre of Farrington is located at the grid reference easting 384101 and northing 115888 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting384101
Northing115888

What are the nearest towns to Farrington?

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

east
4m
Farrington is 4 miles east of Sturminster Newton
south
5m
Farrington is 5 miles south of Shaftesbury
north-west
6m
Farrington is 6 miles north-west of Blandford Forum
east
7m
Farrington is 7 miles east of Stalbridge
south
7m
Farrington is 7 miles south of Gillingham
south
10m
Farrington is 10 miles south of Mere
south-east
11m
Farrington is 11 miles south-east of Wincanton
east
13m
Farrington is 13 miles east of Sherborne
north-west
14m
Farrington is 14 miles north-west of Wimborne Minster
south-east
15m
Farrington is 15 miles south-east of Bruton

What are the nearest cities to Farrington?

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

south-west
21m
Farrington is 21 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
26m
Farrington is 26 miles south-east of Wells
south
31m
Farrington is 31 miles south of Bath
west
36m
Farrington is 36 miles west of Southampton
south-east
39m
Farrington is 39 miles south-east of Bristol
west
41m
Farrington is 41 miles west of Winchester
west
51m
Farrington is 51 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
55m
Farrington is 55 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
56m
Farrington is 56 miles south-east of Newport
east
59m
Farrington is 59 miles east of Exeter