Lyme Regis is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Axminster, 26 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 53 miles south of Cardiff, and 134 miles south-west of London. Lyme Regis lies just east of the Devon border. Lyme Regis falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT7 postcode district. The post town for Lyme Regis is Lyme Regis.
Lyme Regis 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 |
Lyme Regis is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lyme Regis is DT7 3JB.
Lyme Regis is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT7 postcode district.
The post town for Lyme Regis is Lyme Regis. Lyme Regis is in the DT7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lyme Regis.
The centre of Lyme Regis is located at position 50.72515° latitude and -2.93651° longitude.
Latitude | 50.72515° |
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Longitude | -2.93651° |
The centre of Lyme Regis is located at the grid reference easting 333993 and northing 92144 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 333993 |
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Northing | 92144 |
Position of Lyme Regis relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lyme Regis to the centre of the town.
Position of Lyme Regis relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lyme Regis to the centre of the city.