Melbury Sampford is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, six miles south of the town of Yeovil, 29 miles west of the major town of Poole, 50 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 117 miles south-west of London. Melbury Sampford lies two miles south-east of the Somerset border. Melbury Sampford falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Melbury Sampford is Dorchester.
Melbury Sampford 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 Sampford 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 Sampford is DT2 0LF.
Melbury Sampford 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 Sampford is Dorchester. Melbury Sampford is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.
The centre of Melbury Sampford is located at position 50.85296° latitude and -2.60512° longitude.
Latitude | 50.85296° |
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Longitude | -2.60512° |
The centre of Melbury Sampford is located at the grid reference easting 357500 and northing 106113 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 357500 |
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Northing | 106113 |
Position of Melbury Sampford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Melbury Sampford to the centre of the town.
Position of Melbury Sampford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Melbury Sampford to the centre of the city.