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Where is Hampreston?

Hampreston is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south-west of the town of Ferndown, five miles north-west of the major town of Bournemouth, 72 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 93 miles south-west of London. Hampreston lies five miles south-west of the Hampshire border. Hampreston falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH21 postcode district. The post town for Hampreston is Wimborne.

Hampreston on a map

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

Which county is Hampreston in?

Hampreston 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 Hampreston in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Hampreston within Dorset
Location of Hampreston within Dorset

What is the postcode for Hampreston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hampreston is BH21 7LY.

Where is Hampreston in BH21?

Hampreston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BH21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hampreston within BH21
Location of Hampreston within BH21

What is the post town for Hampreston?

The post town for Hampreston is Wimborne. Hampreston is in the BH21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wimborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hampreston?

The centre of Hampreston is located at position 50.79199° latitude and -1.92334° longitude.

Latitude50.79199°
Longitude-1.92334°

What is the easting and northing of Hampreston?

The centre of Hampreston is located at the grid reference easting 405500 and northing 99161 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting405500
Northing99161

What are the nearest towns to Hampreston?

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

south-west
2m
Hampreston is 2 miles south-west of Ferndown
east
3m
Hampreston is 3 miles east of Wimborne Minster
north-west
5m
Hampreston is 5 miles north-west of Bournemouth
north-east
6m
Hampreston is 6 miles north-east of Poole
south
7m
Hampreston is 7 miles south of Verwood
south-west
7m
Hampreston is 7 miles south-west of Ringwood
north-west
7m
Hampreston is 7 miles north-west of Christchurch
north-east
11m
Hampreston is 11 miles north-east of Wareham
south-west
11m
Hampreston is 11 miles south-west of Fordingbridge
south-east
11m
Hampreston is 11 miles south-east of Blandford Forum

What are the nearest cities to Hampreston?

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

south
20m
Hampreston is 20 miles south of Salisbury
west
24m
Hampreston is 24 miles west of Southampton
south-west
33m
Hampreston is 33 miles south-west of Winchester
west
36m
Hampreston is 36 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
43m
Hampreston is 43 miles south-east of Wells
south-east
45m
Hampreston is 45 miles south-east of Bath
west
50m
Hampreston is 50 miles west of Chichester
south-east
54m
Hampreston is 54 miles south-east of Bristol
east
71m
Hampreston is 71 miles east of Exeter
south-east
72m
Hampreston is 72 miles south-east of Newport