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 is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Rimpton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rimpton is BA22 8AD.
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.
The post town for Rimpton is Yeovil. Rimpton is in the BA22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Yeovil.
The centre of Rimpton is located at position 50.99247° latitude and -2.56043° longitude.
Latitude | 50.99247° |
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Longitude | -2.56043° |
The centre of Rimpton is located at the grid reference easting 360764 and northing 121603 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 360764 |
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Northing | 121603 |
Position of Rimpton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rimpton to the centre of the town.
Position of Rimpton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rimpton to the centre of the city.