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Where is Merritown?

Merritown is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south-east of the town of Ferndown, four miles north of the major town of Bournemouth, 76 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 90 miles south-west of London. Merritown lies two miles south-west of the Hampshire border, and was historically in the county of Hampshire. Merritown falls within the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is in the BH23 postcode district. The post town for Merritown is Christchurch.

Merritown on a map

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

Which county is Merritown in?

Merritown is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyHampshire
Administrative CountyBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Where is Merritown in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Merritown within Dorset
Location of Merritown within Dorset

What is the postcode for Merritown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Merritown is BH23 6BA.

Where is Merritown in BH23?

Merritown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH23 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BH23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Merritown within BH23
Location of Merritown within BH23

What is the post town for Merritown?

The post town for Merritown is Christchurch. Merritown is in the BH23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Christchurch.

What is the latitude and longitude of Merritown?

The centre of Merritown is located at position 50.77361° latitude and -1.84254° longitude.

Latitude50.77361°
Longitude-1.84254°

What is the easting and northing of Merritown?

The centre of Merritown is located at the grid reference easting 411199 and northing 97126 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting411199
Northing97126

What are the nearest towns to Merritown?

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

south-east
3m
Merritown is 3 miles south-east of Ferndown
north-west
4m
Merritown is 4 miles north-west of Christchurch
north
4m
Merritown is 4 miles north of Bournemouth
south-west
5m
Merritown is 5 miles south-west of Ringwood
east
7m
Merritown is 7 miles east of Wimborne Minster
north-east
7m
Merritown is 7 miles north-east of Poole
south
8m
Merritown is 8 miles south of Verwood
west
8m
Merritown is 8 miles west of New Milton
south
11m
Merritown is 11 miles south of Fordingbridge
north-east
12m
Merritown is 12 miles north-east of Swanage

What are the nearest cities to Merritown?

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

south
21m
Merritown is 21 miles south of Salisbury
south-west
21m
Merritown is 21 miles south-west of Southampton
south-west
31m
Merritown is 31 miles south-west of Winchester
west
33m
Merritown is 33 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
46m
Merritown is 46 miles south-east of Wells
west
47m
Merritown is 47 miles west of Chichester
south-east
48m
Merritown is 48 miles south-east of Bath
south-east
57m
Merritown is 57 miles south-east of Bristol
south
72m
Merritown is 72 miles south of Oxford
east
74m
Merritown is 74 miles east of Exeter