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 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 |
Kingston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kingston is BH20 5LH.
Kingston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH20 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BH20 postcode district.
The post town for Kingston is Wareham. Kingston is in the BH20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wareham.
The centre of Kingston is located at position 50.61602° latitude and -2.06362° longitude.
Latitude | 50.61602° |
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Longitude | -2.06362° |
The centre of Kingston is located at the grid reference easting 395595 and northing 79593 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 395595 |
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Northing | 79593 |
Position of Kingston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kingston to the centre of the town.
Position of Kingston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kingston to the centre of the city.