Milkwell is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, three miles east of the town of Shaftesbury, 21 miles north of the major town of Poole, 56 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 93 miles south-west of London. Milkwell lies two miles north-east of the Dorset border. Milkwell falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SP7 postcode district. The post town for Milkwell is Shaftesbury.
Milkwell is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.
Ceremonial County | Wiltshire |
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Historic County | Wiltshire |
Administrative County | Wiltshire |
Milkwell is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Milkwell is SP7 9LQ.
Milkwell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SP7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SP7 postcode district.
The post town for Milkwell is Shaftesbury. Milkwell is in the SP7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shaftesbury.
The centre of Milkwell is located at position 51.0129° latitude and -2.12037° longitude.
Latitude | 51.0129° |
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Longitude | -2.12037° |
The centre of Milkwell is located at the grid reference easting 391652 and northing 123731 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 391652 |
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Northing | 123731 |
Position of Milkwell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Milkwell to the centre of the town.
Position of Milkwell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Milkwell to the centre of the city.