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Where is Higher Sandford?

Higher Sandford is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles north of the town of Sherborne, 29 miles south of the major city of Bath, 44 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles west of London. Higher Sandford lies just south-east of the Somerset border. Higher Sandford falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Higher Sandford is Sherborne.

Higher Sandford on a map

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

Which county is Higher Sandford in?

Higher Sandford 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 Higher Sandford in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Higher Sandford within Dorset
Location of Higher Sandford within Dorset

What is the postcode for Higher Sandford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Higher Sandford is DT9 4RP.

Where is Higher Sandford in DT9?

Higher Sandford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Higher Sandford within DT9
Location of Higher Sandford within DT9

What is the post town for Higher Sandford?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Higher Sandford?

The centre of Higher Sandford is located at position 50.97963° latitude and -2.53271° longitude.

Latitude50.97963°
Longitude-2.53271°

What is the easting and northing of Higher Sandford?

The centre of Higher Sandford is located at the grid reference easting 362699 and northing 120159 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting362699
Northing120159

What are the nearest towns to Higher Sandford?

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

north
2m
Higher Sandford is 2 miles north of Sherborne
north-east
5m
Higher Sandford is 5 miles north-east of Yeovil
west
7m
Higher Sandford is 7 miles west of Stalbridge
south-west
7m
Higher Sandford is 7 miles south-west of Wincanton
south
8m
Higher Sandford is 8 miles south of Castle Cary
south
10m
Higher Sandford is 10 miles south of Bruton
south-east
10m
Higher Sandford is 10 miles south-east of Somerton
west
11m
Higher Sandford is 11 miles west of Sturminster Newton
west
12m
Higher Sandford is 12 miles west of Gillingham
east
12m
Higher Sandford is 12 miles east of South Petherton

What are the nearest cities to Higher Sandford?

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

south
17m
Higher Sandford is 17 miles south of Wells
south
29m
Higher Sandford is 29 miles south of Bath
west
33m
Higher Sandford is 33 miles west of Salisbury
south
33m
Higher Sandford is 33 miles south of Bristol
south-east
44m
Higher Sandford is 44 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
47m
Higher Sandford is 47 miles south-east of Newport
east
47m
Higher Sandford is 47 miles east of Exeter
west
50m
Higher Sandford is 50 miles west of Southampton
west
54m
Higher Sandford is 54 miles west of Winchester
south
62m
Higher Sandford is 62 miles south of Gloucester