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Where is Poyntington?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Poyntington in?

Poyntington 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 Poyntington in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Poyntington within Dorset
Location of Poyntington within Dorset

What is the postcode for Poyntington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Poyntington is DT9 4LF.

Where is Poyntington in DT9?

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.

Map showing location of Poyntington within DT9
Location of Poyntington within DT9

What is the post town for Poyntington?

The post town for Poyntington is Sherborne. Poyntington is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Poyntington?

The centre of Poyntington is located at position 50.97932° latitude and -2.50295° longitude.

Latitude50.97932°
Longitude-2.50295°

What is the easting and northing of Poyntington?

The centre of Poyntington is located at the grid reference easting 364788 and northing 120110 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting364788
Northing120110

What are the nearest towns to Poyntington?

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

north
2m
Poyntington is 2 miles north of Sherborne
west
6m
Poyntington is 6 miles west of Stalbridge
north-east
6m
Poyntington is 6 miles north-east of Yeovil
south-west
7m
Poyntington is 7 miles south-west of Wincanton
south
8m
Poyntington is 8 miles south of Castle Cary
north-west
9m
Poyntington is 9 miles north-west of Sturminster Newton
south
9m
Poyntington is 9 miles south of Bruton
west
11m
Poyntington is 11 miles west of Gillingham
south-east
11m
Poyntington is 11 miles south-east of Somerton
south-west
13m
Poyntington is 13 miles south-west of Mere

What are the nearest cities to Poyntington?

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

south
17m
Poyntington is 17 miles south of Wells
south
29m
Poyntington is 29 miles south of Bath
west
31m
Poyntington is 31 miles west of Salisbury
south
33m
Poyntington is 33 miles south of Bristol
south-east
45m
Poyntington is 45 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
47m
Poyntington is 47 miles south-east of Newport
west
48m
Poyntington is 48 miles west of Southampton
east
48m
Poyntington is 48 miles east of Exeter
west
52m
Poyntington is 52 miles west of Winchester
south
62m
Poyntington is 62 miles south of Gloucester