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 is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.
Ceremonial County | Dorset |
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Historic County | Dorset |
Administrative County | Dorset |
Portway is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Portway is DT2 8LA.
Portway is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.
The post town for Portway is Dorchester. Portway is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.
The centre of Portway is located at position 50.66668° latitude and -2.27726° longitude.
Latitude | 50.66668° |
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Longitude | -2.27726° |
The centre of Portway is located at the grid reference easting 380501 and northing 85260 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 380501 |
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Northing | 85260 |
Position of Portway relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Portway to the centre of the town.
Position of Portway relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Portway to the centre of the city.