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Where is Holwell?

Holwell is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles south of the town of Stalbridge, 23 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 52 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 108 miles south-west of London. Holwell lies four miles south-east of the Somerset border. Holwell falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Holwell is Sherborne.

Holwell on a map

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

Which county is Holwell in?

Holwell 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 Holwell in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Holwell within Dorset
Location of Holwell within Dorset

What is the postcode for Holwell?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Holwell is DT9 5LL.

Where is Holwell in DT9?

Holwell is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Holwell within DT9
Location of Holwell within DT9

What is the post town for Holwell?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Holwell?

The centre of Holwell is located at position 50.89541° latitude and -2.41957° longitude.

Latitude50.89541°
Longitude-2.41957°

What is the easting and northing of Holwell?

The centre of Holwell is located at the grid reference easting 370588 and northing 110743 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting370588
Northing110743

What are the nearest towns to Holwell?

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

south
5m
Holwell is 5 miles south of Stalbridge
south-west
5m
Holwell is 5 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton
south-east
6m
Holwell is 6 miles south-east of Sherborne
east
10m
Holwell is 10 miles east of Yeovil
south
11m
Holwell is 11 miles south of Wincanton
west
11m
Holwell is 11 miles west of Blandford Forum
south-west
12m
Holwell is 12 miles south-west of Gillingham
south-west
12m
Holwell is 12 miles south-west of Shaftesbury
north
12m
Holwell is 12 miles north of Dorchester
south
14m
Holwell is 14 miles south of Castle Cary

What are the nearest cities to Holwell?

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

south-east
24m
Holwell is 24 miles south-east of Wells
south-west
30m
Holwell is 30 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
34m
Holwell is 34 miles south of Bath
south
39m
Holwell is 39 miles south of Bristol
west
44m
Holwell is 44 miles west of Southampton
west
50m
Holwell is 50 miles west of Winchester
east
50m
Holwell is 50 miles east of Exeter
south-east
52m
Holwell is 52 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
54m
Holwell is 54 miles south-east of Newport
west
59m
Holwell is 59 miles west of Portsmouth