Melbury Osmond is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles south of the town of Yeovil, 29 miles west of the major town of Poole, 49 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 117 miles south-west of London. Melbury Osmond lies just south-east of the Somerset border. Melbury Osmond falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Melbury Osmond is Dorchester.
Melbury Osmond 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 Osmond 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 Melbury Osmond is DT2 0LZ.
Melbury Osmond is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.
The post town for Melbury Osmond is Dorchester. Melbury Osmond is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.
The centre of Melbury Osmond is located at position 50.86906° latitude and -2.60688° longitude.
Latitude | 50.86906° |
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Longitude | -2.60688° |
The centre of Melbury Osmond is located at the grid reference easting 357391 and northing 107904 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 357391 |
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Northing | 107904 |
Position of Melbury Osmond relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Melbury Osmond to the centre of the town.
Position of Melbury Osmond relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Melbury Osmond to the centre of the city.