Horton is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles west of the town of Verwood, ten miles north of the major town of Poole, 68 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 91 miles south-west of London. Horton lies five miles south-west of the Hampshire border. Horton falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH21 postcode district. The post town for Horton is Wimborne.
Horton is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.
Ceremonial County | Dorset |
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Historic County | Dorset |
Administrative County | Dorset |
Horton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Horton is BH21 7JB.
Horton 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.
The post town for Horton is Wimborne. Horton is in the BH21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wimborne.
The centre of Horton is located at position 50.86739° latitude and -1.95936° longitude.
Latitude | 50.86739° |
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Longitude | -1.95936° |
The centre of Horton is located at the grid reference easting 402956 and northing 107543 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 402956 |
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Northing | 107543 |
Position of Horton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Horton to the centre of the town.
Position of Horton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Horton to the centre of the city.