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Where is Holt?

Holt is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles north-east of the town of Wimborne Minster, eight miles north of the major town of Poole, 69 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 92 miles south-west of London. Holt lies five miles south-west of the Hampshire border. Holt falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH21 postcode district. The post town for Holt is Wimborne.

Holt on a map

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

Which county is Holt in?

Holt 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 Holt in Dorset?

Holt is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Holt within Dorset
Location of Holt within Dorset

What is the postcode for Holt?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Holt is BH21 7DH.

Where is Holt in BH21?

Holt is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Holt within BH21
Location of Holt within BH21

What is the post town for Holt?

The post town for Holt is Wimborne. Holt is in the BH21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wimborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Holt?

The centre of Holt is located at position 50.83456° latitude and -1.95946° longitude.

Latitude50.83456°
Longitude-1.95946°

What is the easting and northing of Holt?

The centre of Holt is located at the grid reference easting 402951 and northing 103893 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting402951
Northing103893

What are the nearest towns to Holt?

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

north-east
3m
Holt is 3 miles north-east of Wimborne Minster
north-west
4m
Holt is 4 miles north-west of Ferndown
south-west
5m
Holt is 5 miles south-west of Verwood
west
7m
Holt is 7 miles west of Ringwood
north
8m
Holt is 8 miles north of Poole
north-west
9m
Holt is 9 miles north-west of Bournemouth
east
9m
Holt is 9 miles east of Blandford Forum
south-west
10m
Holt is 10 miles south-west of Fordingbridge
north-west
10m
Holt is 10 miles north-west of Christchurch
north-east
12m
Holt is 12 miles north-east of Wareham

What are the nearest cities to Holt?

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

south-west
18m
Holt is 18 miles south-west of Salisbury
west
25m
Holt is 25 miles west of Southampton
south-west
32m
Holt is 32 miles south-west of Winchester
west
38m
Holt is 38 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
40m
Holt is 40 miles south-east of Wells
south-east
42m
Holt is 42 miles south-east of Bath
south-east
51m
Holt is 51 miles south-east of Bristol
west
52m
Holt is 52 miles west of Chichester
south-east
69m
Holt is 69 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
69m
Holt is 69 miles south-east of Cardiff