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Where is Poxwell?

Poxwell is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Dorchester, 18 miles west of the major town of Poole, 67 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 114 miles south-west of London. Poxwell falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Poxwell is Dorchester.

Poxwell on a map

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

Which county is Poxwell in?

Poxwell 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 Poxwell in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Poxwell within Dorset
Location of Poxwell within Dorset

What is the postcode for Poxwell?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Poxwell is DT2 8NB.

Where is Poxwell in DT2?

Poxwell 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 Poxwell within DT2
Location of Poxwell within DT2

What is the post town for Poxwell?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Poxwell?

The centre of Poxwell is located at position 50.65677° latitude and -2.367° longitude.

Latitude50.65677°
Longitude-2.367°

What is the easting and northing of Poxwell?

The centre of Poxwell is located at the grid reference easting 374154 and northing 84185 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting374154
Northing84185

What are the nearest towns to Poxwell?

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

south-east
5m
Poxwell is 5 miles south-east of Dorchester
north-east
5m
Poxwell is 5 miles north-east of Weymouth
east
6m
Poxwell is 6 miles east of Chickerell
north-east
8m
Poxwell is 8 miles north-east of Fortuneswell
west
11m
Poxwell is 11 miles west of Wareham
south-west
16m
Poxwell is 16 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
west
18m
Poxwell is 18 miles west of Poole
east
18m
Poxwell is 18 miles east of Bridport
west
18m
Poxwell is 18 miles west of Swanage
south
19m
Poxwell is 19 miles south of Sturminster Newton

What are the nearest cities to Poxwell?

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

south-west
38m
Poxwell is 38 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
40m
Poxwell is 40 miles south of Wells
west
46m
Poxwell is 46 miles west of Southampton
south
50m
Poxwell is 50 miles south of Bath
east
51m
Poxwell is 51 miles east of Exeter
south-west
54m
Poxwell is 54 miles south-west of Winchester
south
56m
Poxwell is 56 miles south of Bristol
west
57m
Poxwell is 57 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
67m
Poxwell is 67 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
70m
Poxwell is 70 miles south-east of Newport