Poyntington is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles north of the town of Sherborne, 29 miles south of the major city of Bath, 45 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 109 miles west of London. Poyntington lies just south-east of the Somerset border. Poyntington falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Poyntington is Sherborne.
Poyntington 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 |
Poyntington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Poyntington is DT9 4LF.
Poyntington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district.
The post town for Poyntington is Sherborne. Poyntington is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.
The centre of Poyntington is located at position 50.97932° latitude and -2.50295° longitude.
Latitude | 50.97932° |
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Longitude | -2.50295° |
The centre of Poyntington is located at the grid reference easting 364788 and northing 120110 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 364788 |
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Northing | 120110 |
Position of Poyntington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Poyntington to the centre of the town.
Position of Poyntington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Poyntington to the centre of the city.