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Where is Minchington?

Minchington is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, seven miles north-east of the town of Blandford Forum, 15 miles north of the major town of Poole, 62 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 93 miles south-west of London. Minchington lies roughly one mile south of the Wiltshire border. Minchington falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT11 postcode district. The post town for Minchington is Blandford Forum.

Minchington on a map

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

Which county is Minchington in?

Minchington is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDorset
Administrative CountyDorset

Where is Minchington in Dorset?

Minchington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Minchington within Dorset
Location of Minchington within Dorset

What is the postcode for Minchington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Minchington is DT11 8DE.

Where is Minchington in DT11?

Minchington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Minchington within DT11
Location of Minchington within DT11

What is the post town for Minchington?

The post town for Minchington is Blandford Forum. Minchington is in the DT11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blandford Forum.

What is the latitude and longitude of Minchington?

The centre of Minchington is located at position 50.93361° latitude and -2.05623° longitude.

Latitude50.93361°
Longitude-2.05623°

What is the easting and northing of Minchington?

The centre of Minchington is located at the grid reference easting 396145 and northing 114908 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting396145
Northing114908

What are the nearest towns to Minchington?

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

north-east
7m
Minchington is 7 miles north-east of Blandford Forum
south-east
8m
Minchington is 8 miles south-east of Shaftesbury
north-west
9m
Minchington is 9 miles north-west of Verwood
north
10m
Minchington is 10 miles north of Wimborne Minster
east
11m
Minchington is 11 miles east of Sturminster Newton
west
12m
Minchington is 12 miles west of Fordingbridge
north-west
12m
Minchington is 12 miles north-west of Ferndown
south-east
12m
Minchington is 12 miles south-east of Gillingham
north-west
13m
Minchington is 13 miles north-west of Ringwood
south-west
13m
Minchington is 13 miles south-west of Wilton

What are the nearest cities to Minchington?

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

south-west
15m
Minchington is 15 miles south-west of Salisbury
west
29m
Minchington is 29 miles west of Southampton
south-east
32m
Minchington is 32 miles south-east of Wells
west
34m
Minchington is 34 miles west of Winchester
south-east
34m
Minchington is 34 miles south-east of Bath
south-east
43m
Minchington is 43 miles south-east of Bristol
west
43m
Minchington is 43 miles west of Portsmouth
west
56m
Minchington is 56 miles west of Chichester
south-east
61m
Minchington is 61 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
62m
Minchington is 62 miles south-east of Cardiff