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Where is Ferndown?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Ferndown in?

Ferndown 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 Ferndown in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Ferndown within Dorset
Location of Ferndown within Dorset

What is the postcode for Ferndown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ferndown is BH22 9AQ.

Where is Ferndown in BH22?

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.

Map showing location of Ferndown within BH22
Location of Ferndown within BH22

What is the post town for Ferndown?

The post town for Ferndown is Ferndown. Ferndown is in the BH22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ferndown.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ferndown?

The centre of Ferndown is located at position 50.80127° latitude and -1.89024° longitude.

Latitude50.80127°
Longitude-1.89024°

What is the easting and northing of Ferndown?

The centre of Ferndown is located at the grid reference easting 407831 and northing 100195 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting407831
Northing100195

What are the nearest towns to Ferndown?

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

east
4m
Ferndown is 4 miles east of Wimborne Minster
south-west
5m
Ferndown is 5 miles south-west of Ringwood
north
6m
Ferndown is 6 miles north of Bournemouth
south
6m
Ferndown is 6 miles south of Verwood
north-west
6m
Ferndown is 6 miles north-west of Christchurch
north-east
7m
Ferndown is 7 miles north-east of Poole
south-west
10m
Ferndown is 10 miles south-west of Fordingbridge
west
11m
Ferndown is 11 miles west of New Milton
north-east
12m
Ferndown is 12 miles north-east of Wareham
east
13m
Ferndown is 13 miles east of Blandford Forum

What are the nearest cities to Ferndown?

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

south
19m
Ferndown is 19 miles south of Salisbury
west
22m
Ferndown is 22 miles west of Southampton
south-west
31m
Ferndown is 31 miles south-west of Winchester
west
35m
Ferndown is 35 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
43m
Ferndown is 43 miles south-east of Wells
south-east
45m
Ferndown is 45 miles south-east of Bath
west
49m
Ferndown is 49 miles west of Chichester
south-east
55m
Ferndown is 55 miles south-east of Bristol
south
71m
Ferndown is 71 miles south of Oxford
east
72m
Ferndown is 72 miles east of Exeter

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