Pentridge is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, six miles north-west of the town of Verwood, 17 miles north of the major town of Poole, 64 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 88 miles south-west of London. Pentridge lies just west of the Hampshire border. Pentridge falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP5 postcode district. The post town for Pentridge is Salisbury.
Pentridge 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 |
Pentridge is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Pentridge is SP5 5QX.
Pentridge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP5 postcode district.
The post town for Pentridge is Salisbury. Pentridge is in the SP5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Salisbury.
The centre of Pentridge is located at position 50.96135° latitude and -1.9498° longitude.
Latitude | 50.96135° |
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Longitude | -1.9498° |
The centre of Pentridge is located at the grid reference easting 403622 and northing 117992 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 403622 |
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Northing | 117992 |
Position of Pentridge relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Pentridge to the centre of the town.
Position of Pentridge relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Pentridge to the centre of the city.