Kington Magna is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles south-west of the town of Gillingham, 25 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 49 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 102 miles west of London. Kington Magna lies roughly one mile south-east of the Somerset border. Kington Magna falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP8 postcode district. The post town for Kington Magna is Gillingham.
Kington Magna 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 |
Kington Magna is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kington Magna is SP8 5ET.
Kington Magna is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SP8 postcode district.
The post town for Kington Magna is Gillingham. Kington Magna is in the SP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gillingham.
The centre of Kington Magna is located at position 51.00438° latitude and -2.3363° longitude.
Latitude | 51.00438° |
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Longitude | -2.3363° |
The centre of Kington Magna is located at the grid reference easting 376500 and northing 122830 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 376500 |
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Northing | 122830 |
Position of Kington Magna relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kington Magna to the centre of the town.
Position of Kington Magna relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kington Magna to the centre of the city.