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Where is Oborne?

Oborne is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles north-east of the town of Sherborne, 28 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 46 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 109 miles west of London. Oborne lies just south-east of the Somerset border. Oborne falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Oborne is Sherborne.

Oborne on a map

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

Which county is Oborne in?

Oborne 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 Oborne in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Oborne within Dorset
Location of Oborne within Dorset

What is the postcode for Oborne?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Oborne is DT9 4LA.

Where is Oborne in DT9?

Oborne is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Oborne within DT9
Location of Oborne within DT9

What is the post town for Oborne?

The post town for Oborne is Sherborne. Oborne is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Oborne?

The centre of Oborne is located at position 50.96478° latitude and -2.49273° longitude.

Latitude50.96478°
Longitude-2.49273°

What is the easting and northing of Oborne?

The centre of Oborne is located at the grid reference easting 365495 and northing 118489 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting365495
Northing118489

What are the nearest towns to Oborne?

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

north-east
2m
Oborne is 2 miles north-east of Sherborne
west
5m
Oborne is 5 miles west of Stalbridge
east
6m
Oborne is 6 miles east of Yeovil
south-west
7m
Oborne is 7 miles south-west of Wincanton
west
9m
Oborne is 9 miles west of Sturminster Newton
south
9m
Oborne is 9 miles south of Castle Cary
south
10m
Oborne is 10 miles south of Bruton
south-west
11m
Oborne is 11 miles south-west of Gillingham
south-east
12m
Oborne is 12 miles south-east of Somerton
south-west
13m
Oborne is 13 miles south-west of Mere

What are the nearest cities to Oborne?

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

south
18m
Oborne is 18 miles south of Wells
south
29m
Oborne is 29 miles south of Bath
west
31m
Oborne is 31 miles west of Salisbury
south
34m
Oborne is 34 miles south of Bristol
south-east
46m
Oborne is 46 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
48m
Oborne is 48 miles west of Southampton
south-east
48m
Oborne is 48 miles south-east of Newport
east
48m
Oborne is 48 miles east of Exeter
west
52m
Oborne is 52 miles west of Winchester
west
62m
Oborne is 62 miles west of Portsmouth