Moorside is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles north of the town of Sturminster Newton, 22 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 52 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles south-west of London. Moorside lies two miles south-east of the Somerset border. Moorside falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT10 postcode district. The post town for Moorside is Sturminster Newton.
Moorside 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 |
Moorside is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Moorside is DT10 1HH.
Moorside is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT10 postcode district.
The post town for Moorside is Sturminster Newton. Moorside is in the DT10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sturminster Newton.
The centre of Moorside is located at position 50.97056° latitude and -2.29068° longitude.
Latitude | 50.97056° |
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Longitude | -2.29068° |
The centre of Moorside is located at the grid reference easting 379686 and northing 119056 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 379686 |
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Northing | 119056 |
Position of Moorside relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Moorside to the centre of the town.
Position of Moorside relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Moorside to the centre of the city.