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Where is Kingston?

Kingston is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles west of the town of Swanage, eight miles south-west of the major town of Poole, 77 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 105 miles south-west of London. Kingston falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH20 postcode district. The post town for Kingston is Wareham.

Kingston on a map

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

Which county is Kingston in?

Kingston 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 Kingston in Dorset?

Kingston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Kingston within Dorset
Location of Kingston within Dorset

What is the postcode for Kingston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kingston is BH20 5LH.

Where is Kingston in BH20?

Kingston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH20 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BH20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kingston within BH20
Location of Kingston within BH20

What is the post town for Kingston?

The post town for Kingston is Wareham. Kingston is in the BH20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wareham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Kingston?

The centre of Kingston is located at position 50.61602° latitude and -2.06362° longitude.

Latitude50.61602°
Longitude-2.06362°

What is the easting and northing of Kingston?

The centre of Kingston is located at the grid reference easting 395595 and northing 79593 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting395595
Northing79593

What are the nearest towns to Kingston?

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

west
5m
Kingston is 5 miles west of Swanage
south-east
5m
Kingston is 5 miles south-east of Wareham
south-west
8m
Kingston is 8 miles south-west of Poole
south-west
11m
Kingston is 11 miles south-west of Bournemouth
south
13m
Kingston is 13 miles south of Wimborne Minster
south-west
15m
Kingston is 15 miles south-west of Ferndown
south-west
15m
Kingston is 15 miles south-west of Christchurch
east
17m
Kingston is 17 miles east of Fortuneswell
south
17m
Kingston is 17 miles south of Blandford Forum
east
17m
Kingston is 17 miles east of Weymouth

What are the nearest cities to Kingston?

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

south
34m
Kingston is 34 miles south of Salisbury
south-west
35m
Kingston is 35 miles south-west of Southampton
west
44m
Kingston is 44 miles west of Portsmouth
south-west
45m
Kingston is 45 miles south-west of Winchester
south-east
48m
Kingston is 48 miles south-east of Wells
south
55m
Kingston is 55 miles south of Bath
west
58m
Kingston is 58 miles west of Chichester
south
62m
Kingston is 62 miles south of Bristol
east
65m
Kingston is 65 miles east of Exeter
south-east
77m
Kingston is 77 miles south-east of Cardiff