Linford is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, two miles north-east of the town of Ringwood, 11 miles north-east of the major town of Bournemouth, 75 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 83 miles south-west of London. Linford lies three miles east of the Dorset border. Linford 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 Linford is Ringwood.
Linford 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 |
Linford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Hampshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Linford is BH24 3HU.
Linford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH24 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH24 postcode district.
The post town for Linford is Ringwood. Linford is in the BH24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ringwood.
The centre of Linford is located at position 50.86218° latitude and -1.74358° longitude.
Latitude | 50.86218° |
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Longitude | -1.74358° |
The centre of Linford is located at the grid reference easting 418143 and northing 106995 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 418143 |
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Northing | 106995 |
Position of Linford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Linford to the centre of the town.
Position of Linford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Linford to the centre of the city.