Hinton is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, two miles west of the town of New Milton, eight miles east of the major town of Bournemouth, 81 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 86 miles south-west of London. Hinton lies just east of the Dorset border. Hinton falls within the district council of New Forest, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the BH23 postcode district. The post town for Hinton is Christchurch.
Hinton 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 |
Hinton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Hampshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hinton is BH23 7DX.
Hinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BH23 postcode district.
The post town for Hinton is Christchurch. Hinton is in the BH23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Christchurch.
The centre of Hinton is located at position 50.76135° latitude and -1.69791° longitude.
Latitude | 50.76135° |
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Longitude | -1.69791° |
The centre of Hinton is located at the grid reference easting 421403 and northing 95795 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 421403 |
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Northing | 95795 |
Position of Hinton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hinton to the centre of the town.
Position of Hinton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hinton to the centre of the city.