Poole is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, one mile north-east of the town of Wellington, 23 miles north-east of the major city of Exeter, 34 miles south of Cardiff, and 139 miles west of London. Poole lies three miles north-east of the Devon border. Poole falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA21 postcode district. The post town for Poole is Wellington.
Poole is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Poole is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Poole is TA21 9HH.
Poole is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA21 postcode district.
The post town for Poole is Wellington. Poole is in the TA21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wellington.
The centre of Poole is located at position 50.98935° latitude and -3.21553° longitude.
Latitude | 50.98935° |
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Longitude | -3.21553° |
The centre of Poole is located at the grid reference easting 314783 and northing 121809 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 314783 |
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Northing | 121809 |
Position of Poole relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Poole to the centre of the town.
Position of Poole relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Poole to the centre of the city.