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Where is Horton?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Horton in?

Horton 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 Horton in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Horton within Dorset
Location of Horton within Dorset

What is the postcode for Horton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Horton is BH21 7JB.

Where is Horton in BH21?

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.

Map showing location of Horton within BH21
Location of Horton within BH21

What is the post town for Horton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Horton?

The centre of Horton is located at position 50.86739° latitude and -1.95936° longitude.

Latitude50.86739°
Longitude-1.95936°

What is the easting and northing of Horton?

The centre of Horton is located at the grid reference easting 402956 and northing 107543 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting402956
Northing107543

What are the nearest towns to Horton?

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

west
4m
Horton is 4 miles west of Verwood
north
5m
Horton is 5 miles north of Wimborne Minster
north-west
5m
Horton is 5 miles north-west of Ferndown
west
8m
Horton is 8 miles west of Ringwood
south-west
8m
Horton is 8 miles south-west of Fordingbridge
east
9m
Horton is 9 miles east of Blandford Forum
north
10m
Horton is 10 miles north of Poole
north
11m
Horton is 11 miles north of Bournemouth
north-west
12m
Horton is 12 miles north-west of Christchurch
south-east
14m
Horton is 14 miles south-east of Shaftesbury

What are the nearest cities to Horton?

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

south-west
16m
Horton is 16 miles south-west of Salisbury
west
24m
Horton is 24 miles west of Southampton
south-west
31m
Horton is 31 miles south-west of Winchester
south-east
38m
Horton is 38 miles south-east of Wells
west
38m
Horton is 38 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
40m
Horton is 40 miles south-east of Bath
south-east
49m
Horton is 49 miles south-east of Bristol
west
52m
Horton is 52 miles west of Chichester
south-east
67m
Horton is 67 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
68m
Horton is 68 miles south-east of Cardiff