Hightown is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, two miles east of the town of Ringwood, ten miles north-east of the major town of Bournemouth, 76 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 85 miles south-west of London. Hightown lies two miles east of the Dorset border. Hightown falls within the district council of New Forest, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the BH24 postcode district. The post town for Hightown is Ringwood.
Hightown is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.
Ceremonial County | Hampshire |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | Hampshire |
Hightown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Hampshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hightown is BH24 3HB.
Hightown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH24 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH24 postcode district.
The post town for Hightown is Ringwood. Hightown is in the BH24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ringwood.
The centre of Hightown is located at position 50.84333° latitude and -1.75651° longitude.
Latitude | 50.84333° |
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Longitude | -1.75651° |
The centre of Hightown is located at the grid reference easting 417240 and northing 104896 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 417240 |
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Northing | 104896 |
Position of Hightown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hightown to the centre of the town.
Position of Hightown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hightown to the centre of the city.