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Where is Hamlet?

Hamlet is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Yeovil, 28 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 49 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 115 miles south-west of London. Hamlet lies two miles south-east of the Somerset border. Hamlet falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Hamlet is Sherborne.

Hamlet on a map

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

Which county is Hamlet in?

Hamlet 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 Hamlet in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Hamlet within Dorset
Location of Hamlet within Dorset

What is the postcode for Hamlet?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hamlet is DT9 6NY.

Where is Hamlet in DT9?

Hamlet is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hamlet within DT9
Location of Hamlet within DT9

What is the post town for Hamlet?

The post town for Hamlet is Sherborne. Hamlet is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hamlet?

The centre of Hamlet is located at position 50.87816° latitude and -2.57219° longitude.

Latitude50.87816°
Longitude-2.57219°

What is the easting and northing of Hamlet?

The centre of Hamlet is located at the grid reference easting 359840 and northing 108896 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting359840
Northing108896

What are the nearest towns to Hamlet?

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

south-east
5m
Hamlet is 5 miles south-east of Yeovil
south-west
5m
Hamlet is 5 miles south-west of Sherborne
north-east
9m
Hamlet is 9 miles north-east of Beaminster
east
10m
Hamlet is 10 miles east of Crewkerne
south-west
10m
Hamlet is 10 miles south-west of Stalbridge
south-east
11m
Hamlet is 11 miles south-east of South Petherton
west
12m
Hamlet is 12 miles west of Sturminster Newton
north-west
13m
Hamlet is 13 miles north-west of Dorchester
north-east
13m
Hamlet is 13 miles north-east of Bridport
south-east
14m
Hamlet is 14 miles south-east of Somerton

What are the nearest cities to Hamlet?

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

south
23m
Hamlet is 23 miles south of Wells
south
36m
Hamlet is 36 miles south of Bath
west
36m
Hamlet is 36 miles west of Salisbury
south
40m
Hamlet is 40 miles south of Bristol
east
43m
Hamlet is 43 miles east of Exeter
south-east
49m
Hamlet is 49 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
51m
Hamlet is 51 miles west of Southampton
south
52m
Hamlet is 52 miles south of Newport
west
56m
Hamlet is 56 miles west of Winchester
west
65m
Hamlet is 65 miles west of Portsmouth