Holway 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 110 miles west of London. Holway lies just south-east of the Somerset border, and was historically in the county of Somerset. Holway falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Holway is Sherborne.
Holway is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Dorset.
Ceremonial County | Dorset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Dorset |
Holway 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 Holway is DT9 4RZ.
Holway 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 Holway is Sherborne. Holway is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.
The centre of Holway is located at position 50.98292° latitude and -2.52552° longitude.
Latitude | 50.98292° |
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Longitude | -2.52552° |
The centre of Holway is located at the grid reference easting 363206 and northing 120522 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 363206 |
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Northing | 120522 |
Position of Holway relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Holway to the centre of the town.
Position of Holway relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Holway to the centre of the city.