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Where is Holnest?

Holnest is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles south of the town of Sherborne, 25 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 51 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles south-west of London. Holnest lies four miles south-east of the Somerset border. Holnest falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Holnest is Sherborne.

Holnest on a map

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

Which county is Holnest in?

Holnest 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 Holnest in Dorset?

Holnest is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of Holnest within Dorset
Location of Holnest within Dorset

What is the postcode for Holnest?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Holnest is DT9 5PT.

Where is Holnest in DT9?

Holnest is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Holnest within DT9
Location of Holnest within DT9

What is the post town for Holnest?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Holnest?

The centre of Holnest is located at position 50.89061° latitude and -2.48875° longitude.

Latitude50.89061°
Longitude-2.48875°

What is the easting and northing of Holnest?

The centre of Holnest is located at the grid reference easting 365720 and northing 110239 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting365720
Northing110239

What are the nearest towns to Holnest?

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

south
4m
Holnest is 4 miles south of Sherborne
south-west
7m
Holnest is 7 miles south-west of Stalbridge
south-east
7m
Holnest is 7 miles south-east of Yeovil
west
8m
Holnest is 8 miles west of Sturminster Newton
south
12m
Holnest is 12 miles south of Wincanton
north-east
12m
Holnest is 12 miles north-east of Beaminster
north
12m
Holnest is 12 miles north of Dorchester
east
13m
Holnest is 13 miles east of Crewkerne
south-west
14m
Holnest is 14 miles south-west of Gillingham
south
14m
Holnest is 14 miles south of Castle Cary

What are the nearest cities to Holnest?

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

south
23m
Holnest is 23 miles south of Wells
west
33m
Holnest is 33 miles west of Salisbury
south
34m
Holnest is 34 miles south of Bath
south
39m
Holnest is 39 miles south of Bristol
east
47m
Holnest is 47 miles east of Exeter
west
47m
Holnest is 47 miles west of Southampton
south-east
51m
Holnest is 51 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
53m
Holnest is 53 miles west of Winchester
south-east
53m
Holnest is 53 miles south-east of Newport
west
61m
Holnest is 61 miles west of Portsmouth