Ferndown is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles east of the town of Wimborne Minster, six miles north of the major town of Bournemouth, 73 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 91 miles south-west of London. Ferndown lies three miles south-west of the Hampshire border. Ferndown falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH22 postcode district. The post town for Ferndown is Ferndown.
Ferndown 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 |
Ferndown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ferndown is BH22 9AQ.
Ferndown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH22 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH22 postcode district.
The post town for Ferndown is Ferndown. Ferndown is in the BH22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ferndown.
The centre of Ferndown is located at position 50.80127° latitude and -1.89024° longitude.
Latitude | 50.80127° |
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Longitude | -1.89024° |
The centre of Ferndown is located at the grid reference easting 407831 and northing 100195 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 407831 |
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Northing | 100195 |
Position of Ferndown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ferndown to the centre of the town.
Position of Ferndown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ferndown to the centre of the city.