Picket Post is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, three miles east of the town of Ringwood, 11 miles north-east of the major town of Bournemouth, 76 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 83 miles south-west of London. Picket Post lies three miles east of the Dorset border. Picket Post falls within the district council of New Forest, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the BH24 postcode district. The post town for Picket Post is Ringwood.
Picket Post is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.
Ceremonial County | Hampshire |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | Hampshire |
Picket Post is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Hampshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Picket Post is BH24 3HN.
Picket Post is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH24 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH24 postcode district.
The post town for Picket Post is Ringwood. Picket Post is in the BH24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ringwood.
The centre of Picket Post is located at position 50.85374° latitude and -1.72926° longitude.
Latitude | 50.85374° |
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Longitude | -1.72926° |
The centre of Picket Post is located at the grid reference easting 419154 and northing 106060 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 419154 |
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Northing | 106060 |
Position of Picket Post relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Picket Post to the centre of the town.
Position of Picket Post relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Picket Post to the centre of the city.