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Where is Portway?

Portway is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, seven miles west of the town of Wareham, 14 miles west of the major town of Poole, 69 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 110 miles south-west of London. Portway falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Portway is Dorchester.

Portway on a map

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

Which county is Portway in?

Portway 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 Portway in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Portway within Dorset
Location of Portway within Dorset

What is the postcode for Portway?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Portway is DT2 8LA.

Where is Portway in DT2?

Portway is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Portway within DT2
Location of Portway within DT2

What is the post town for Portway?

The post town for Portway is Dorchester. Portway is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Portway?

The centre of Portway is located at position 50.66668° latitude and -2.27726° longitude.

Latitude50.66668°
Longitude-2.27726°

What is the easting and northing of Portway?

The centre of Portway is located at the grid reference easting 380501 and northing 85260 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting380501
Northing85260

What are the nearest towns to Portway?

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

west
7m
Portway is 7 miles west of Wareham
south-east
8m
Portway is 8 miles south-east of Dorchester
north-east
9m
Portway is 9 miles north-east of Weymouth
east
10m
Portway is 10 miles east of Chickerell
north-east
10m
Portway is 10 miles north-east of Fortuneswell
west
14m
Portway is 14 miles west of Poole
south
14m
Portway is 14 miles south of Blandford Forum
west
15m
Portway is 15 miles west of Swanage
south-west
16m
Portway is 16 miles south-west of Wimborne Minster
west
18m
Portway is 18 miles west of Bournemouth

What are the nearest cities to Portway?

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

south-west
35m
Portway is 35 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
41m
Portway is 41 miles south-east of Wells
south-west
42m
Portway is 42 miles south-west of Southampton
south
50m
Portway is 50 miles south of Bath
south-west
50m
Portway is 50 miles south-west of Winchester
west
53m
Portway is 53 miles west of Portsmouth
east
55m
Portway is 55 miles east of Exeter
south
56m
Portway is 56 miles south of Bristol
west
67m
Portway is 67 miles west of Chichester
south-east
69m
Portway is 69 miles south-east of Cardiff