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Where is Lake?

Lake is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south-west of the town of Sherborne, 29 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 47 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 113 miles west of London. Lake lies two miles south-east of the Somerset border. Lake falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Lake is Sherborne.

Lake on a map

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

Which county is Lake in?

Lake 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 Lake in Dorset?

Lake is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Lake within Dorset
Location of Lake within Dorset

What is the postcode for Lake?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lake is DT9 6PT.

Where is Lake in DT9?

Lake is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lake within DT9
Location of Lake within DT9

What is the post town for Lake?

The post town for Lake is Sherborne. Lake is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lake?

The centre of Lake is located at position 50.92269° latitude and -2.55071° longitude.

Latitude50.92269°
Longitude-2.55071°

What is the easting and northing of Lake?

The centre of Lake is located at the grid reference easting 361388 and northing 113837 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting361388
Northing113837

What are the nearest towns to Lake?

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

south-west
2m
Lake is 2 miles south-west of Sherborne
east
4m
Lake is 4 miles east of Yeovil
west
8m
Lake is 8 miles west of Stalbridge
west
11m
Lake is 11 miles west of Sturminster Newton
east
11m
Lake is 11 miles east of Crewkerne
south-west
11m
Lake is 11 miles south-west of Wincanton
north-east
11m
Lake is 11 miles north-east of Beaminster
east
11m
Lake is 11 miles east of South Petherton
south
12m
Lake is 12 miles south of Castle Cary
south-east
12m
Lake is 12 miles south-east of Somerton

What are the nearest cities to Lake?

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

south
20m
Lake is 20 miles south of Wells
south
33m
Lake is 33 miles south of Bath
west
34m
Lake is 34 miles west of Salisbury
south
37m
Lake is 37 miles south of Bristol
east
45m
Lake is 45 miles east of Exeter
south-east
47m
Lake is 47 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
50m
Lake is 50 miles south of Newport
west
50m
Lake is 50 miles west of Southampton
west
55m
Lake is 55 miles west of Winchester
west
64m
Lake is 64 miles west of Portsmouth