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Where is Portesham?

Portesham is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles north-west of the town of Chickerell, 26 miles west of the major town of Poole, 62 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 121 miles south-west of London. Portesham falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT3 postcode district. The post town for Portesham is Weymouth.

Portesham on a map

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

Which county is Portesham in?

Portesham 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 Portesham in Dorset?

Portesham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Portesham within Dorset
Location of Portesham within Dorset

What is the postcode for Portesham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Portesham is DT3 4HB.

Where is Portesham in DT3?

Portesham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Portesham within DT3
Location of Portesham within DT3

What is the post town for Portesham?

The post town for Portesham is Weymouth. Portesham is in the DT3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Weymouth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Portesham?

The centre of Portesham is located at position 50.67021° latitude and -2.56398° longitude.

Latitude50.67021°
Longitude-2.56398°

What is the easting and northing of Portesham?

The centre of Portesham is located at the grid reference easting 360241 and northing 85768 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting360241
Northing85768

What are the nearest towns to Portesham?

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

north-west
4m
Portesham is 4 miles north-west of Chickerell
south-west
6m
Portesham is 6 miles south-west of Dorchester
north-west
6m
Portesham is 6 miles north-west of Weymouth
north-west
9m
Portesham is 9 miles north-west of Fortuneswell
south-east
10m
Portesham is 10 miles south-east of Bridport
south-east
12m
Portesham is 12 miles south-east of Beaminster
east
17m
Portesham is 17 miles east of Lyme Regis
south-east
18m
Portesham is 18 miles south-east of Crewkerne
south
19m
Portesham is 19 miles south of Yeovil
south
19m
Portesham is 19 miles south of Sherborne

What are the nearest cities to Portesham?

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

south
37m
Portesham is 37 miles south of Wells
east
43m
Portesham is 43 miles east of Exeter
south-west
43m
Portesham is 43 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
50m
Portesham is 50 miles south of Bath
west
53m
Portesham is 53 miles west of Southampton
south
54m
Portesham is 54 miles south of Bristol
south-west
61m
Portesham is 61 miles south-west of Winchester
south-east
62m
Portesham is 62 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
65m
Portesham is 65 miles west of Portsmouth
south
66m
Portesham is 66 miles south of Newport