Quarr is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles west of the town of Gillingham, 24 miles south of the major city of Bath, 48 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles west of London. Quarr lies just east of the Somerset border. Quarr falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP8 postcode district. The post town for Quarr is Gillingham.
Quarr 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 |
Quarr 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 Quarr is SP8 5PA.
Quarr is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SP8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SP8 postcode district.
The post town for Quarr is Gillingham. Quarr is in the SP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gillingham.
The centre of Quarr is located at position 51.03316° latitude and -2.33544° longitude.
Latitude | 51.03316° |
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Longitude | -2.33544° |
The centre of Quarr is located at the grid reference easting 376575 and northing 126031 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 376575 |
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Northing | 126031 |
Position of Quarr relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Quarr to the centre of the town.
Position of Quarr relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Quarr to the centre of the city.