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Where is Rimpton?

Rimpton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, four miles north-west of the town of Sherborne, 28 miles south of the major city of Bath, 43 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles west of London. Rimpton lies just north-west of the Dorset border. Rimpton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA22 postcode district. The post town for Rimpton is Yeovil.

Rimpton on a map

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

Which county is Rimpton in?

Rimpton is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Rimpton in Somerset?

Rimpton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of Rimpton within Somerset
Location of Rimpton within Somerset

What is the postcode for Rimpton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rimpton is BA22 8AD.

Where is Rimpton in BA22?

Rimpton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA22 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BA22 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rimpton within BA22
Location of Rimpton within BA22

What is the post town for Rimpton?

The post town for Rimpton is Yeovil. Rimpton is in the BA22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Yeovil.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rimpton?

The centre of Rimpton is located at position 50.99247° latitude and -2.56043° longitude.

Latitude50.99247°
Longitude-2.56043°

What is the easting and northing of Rimpton?

The centre of Rimpton is located at the grid reference easting 360764 and northing 121603 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting360764
Northing121603

What are the nearest towns to Rimpton?

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

north-west
4m
Rimpton is 4 miles north-west of Sherborne
north-east
5m
Rimpton is 5 miles north-east of Yeovil
south
7m
Rimpton is 7 miles south of Castle Cary
south-west
8m
Rimpton is 8 miles south-west of Wincanton
west
8m
Rimpton is 8 miles west of Stalbridge
south-east
9m
Rimpton is 9 miles south-east of Somerton
south-west
10m
Rimpton is 10 miles south-west of Bruton
east
11m
Rimpton is 11 miles east of South Petherton
north-west
12m
Rimpton is 12 miles north-west of Sturminster Newton
east
12m
Rimpton is 12 miles east of Langport

What are the nearest cities to Rimpton?

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

south
15m
Rimpton is 15 miles south of Wells
south
28m
Rimpton is 28 miles south of Bath
south
32m
Rimpton is 32 miles south of Bristol
west
34m
Rimpton is 34 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
43m
Rimpton is 43 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
45m
Rimpton is 45 miles south-east of Newport
north-east
46m
Rimpton is 46 miles north-east of Exeter
west
51m
Rimpton is 51 miles west of Southampton
west
55m
Rimpton is 55 miles west of Winchester
south
62m
Rimpton is 62 miles south of Gloucester