Melbury Abbas is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south-east of the town of Shaftesbury, 20 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 56 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 96 miles south-west of London. Melbury Abbas lies just south-west of the Wiltshire border. Melbury Abbas falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP7 postcode district. The post town for Melbury Abbas is Shaftesbury.
Melbury Abbas 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 |
Melbury Abbas 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 Melbury Abbas is SP7 0DZ.
Melbury Abbas is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SP7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP7 postcode district.
The post town for Melbury Abbas is Shaftesbury. Melbury Abbas is in the SP7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shaftesbury.
The centre of Melbury Abbas is located at position 50.97914° latitude and -2.16927° longitude.
Latitude | 50.97914° |
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Longitude | -2.16927° |
The centre of Melbury Abbas is located at the grid reference easting 388213 and northing 119984 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 388213 |
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Northing | 119984 |
Position of Melbury Abbas relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Melbury Abbas to the centre of the town.
Position of Melbury Abbas relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Melbury Abbas to the centre of the city.