Kingston is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, two miles south of the town of Ringwood, eight miles north-east of the major town of Bournemouth, 76 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 87 miles south-west of London. Kingston lies just east of the Dorset border. Kingston falls within the district council of New Forest, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the BH24 postcode district. The post town for Kingston is Ringwood.
Kingston is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.
Ceremonial County | Hampshire |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | Hampshire |
Kingston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Hampshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kingston is BH24 3BJ.
Kingston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH24 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BH24 postcode district.
The post town for Kingston is Ringwood. Kingston is in the BH24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ringwood.
The centre of Kingston is located at position 50.81836° latitude and -1.79° longitude.
Latitude | 50.81836° |
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Longitude | -1.79° |
The centre of Kingston is located at the grid reference easting 414890 and northing 102111 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 414890 |
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Northing | 102111 |
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.