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 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 |
Higher Sandford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Higher Sandford is DT9 4RP.
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.
The post town for Higher Sandford is Sherborne. Higher Sandford is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.
The centre of Higher Sandford is located at position 50.97963° latitude and -2.53271° longitude.
Latitude | 50.97963° |
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Longitude | -2.53271° |
The centre of Higher Sandford is located at the grid reference easting 362699 and northing 120159 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 362699 |
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Northing | 120159 |
Position of Higher Sandford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Higher Sandford to the centre of the town.
Position of Higher Sandford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Higher Sandford to the centre of the city.