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  1. Longham

Where is Longham?

Longham is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, one mile south-west of the town of Ferndown, five miles north of the major town of Bournemouth, 73 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 92 miles south-west of London. Longham lies four miles south-west of the Hampshire border. Longham falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH22 postcode district. The post town for Longham is Ferndown.

Longham on a map

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

Which county is Longham in?

Longham 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 Longham in Dorset?

Longham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Longham within Dorset
Location of Longham within Dorset

What is the postcode for Longham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Longham is BH22 8TD.

Where is Longham in BH22?

Longham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH22 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BH22 postcode district.

Map showing location of Longham within BH22
Location of Longham within BH22

What is the post town for Longham?

The post town for Longham is Ferndown. Longham is in the BH22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ferndown.

What is the latitude and longitude of Longham?

The centre of Longham is located at position 50.7864° latitude and -1.90777° longitude.

Latitude50.7864°
Longitude-1.90777°

What is the easting and northing of Longham?

The centre of Longham is located at the grid reference easting 406598 and northing 98540 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting406598
Northing98540

What are the nearest towns to Longham?

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

south-west
1m
Longham is 1 mile south-west of Ferndown
east
4m
Longham is 4 miles east of Wimborne Minster
north
5m
Longham is 5 miles north of Bournemouth
north-east
6m
Longham is 6 miles north-east of Poole
north-west
6m
Longham is 6 miles north-west of Christchurch
south-west
7m
Longham is 7 miles south-west of Ringwood
south
7m
Longham is 7 miles south of Verwood
south-west
11m
Longham is 11 miles south-west of Fordingbridge
north-east
11m
Longham is 11 miles north-east of Wareham
west
11m
Longham is 11 miles west of New Milton

What are the nearest cities to Longham?

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

south
20m
Longham is 20 miles south of Salisbury
west
24m
Longham is 24 miles west of Southampton
south-west
32m
Longham is 32 miles south-west of Winchester
west
36m
Longham is 36 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
43m
Longham is 43 miles south-east of Wells
south-east
46m
Longham is 46 miles south-east of Bath
west
50m
Longham is 50 miles west of Chichester
south-east
55m
Longham is 55 miles south-east of Bristol
east
71m
Longham is 71 miles east of Exeter
south-west
72m
Longham is 72 miles south-west of Oxford

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