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Where is Poole?

Poole is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles west of the town of Bournemouth, 74 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 98 miles south-west of London. Poole falls within the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is in the BH15 postcode district. The post town for Poole is Poole.

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

Which county is Poole in?

Poole is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDorset
Administrative CountyBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Where is Poole in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Poole within Dorset
Location of Poole within Dorset

What is the postcode for Poole?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Poole is BH15 1QE.

Where is Poole in BH15?

Poole is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH15 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BH15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Poole within BH15
Location of Poole within BH15

What is the post town for Poole?

The post town for Poole is Poole. Poole is in the BH15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Poole.

What is the latitude and longitude of Poole?

The centre of Poole is located at position 50.71893° latitude and -1.97984° longitude.

Latitude50.71893°
Longitude-1.97984°

What is the easting and northing of Poole?

The centre of Poole is located at the grid reference easting 401520 and northing 91034 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting401520
Northing91034

What are the nearest towns to Poole?

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

west
5m
Poole is 5 miles west of Bournemouth
south
6m
Poole is 6 miles south of Wimborne Minster
east
6m
Poole is 6 miles east of Wareham
south-west
7m
Poole is 7 miles south-west of Ferndown
north
8m
Poole is 8 miles north of Swanage
west
9m
Poole is 9 miles west of Christchurch
south-west
12m
Poole is 12 miles south-west of Ringwood
south
12m
Poole is 12 miles south of Verwood
south-east
13m
Poole is 13 miles south-east of Blandford Forum
west
14m
Poole is 14 miles west of New Milton

What are the nearest cities to Poole?

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

south
26m
Poole is 26 miles south of Salisbury
south-west
28m
Poole is 28 miles south-west of Southampton
south-west
38m
Poole is 38 miles south-west of Winchester
west
39m
Poole is 39 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
45m
Poole is 45 miles south-east of Wells
south
49m
Poole is 49 miles south of Bath
west
53m
Poole is 53 miles west of Chichester
south-east
57m
Poole is 57 miles south-east of Bristol
east
68m
Poole is 68 miles east of Exeter
south-east
74m
Poole is 74 miles south-east of Cardiff

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