Rockford is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, two miles north-east of the town of Ringwood, 12 miles north-east of the major town of Bournemouth, 74 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 84 miles south-west of London. Rockford lies two miles east of the Dorset border. Rockford falls within the district council of New Forest, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the BH24 postcode district. The post town for Rockford is Ringwood.
Rockford is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.
Ceremonial County | Hampshire |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | Hampshire |
Rockford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Hampshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rockford is BH24 3NF.
Rockford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BH24 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH24 postcode district.
The post town for Rockford is Ringwood. Rockford is in the BH24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ringwood.
The centre of Rockford is located at position 50.87447° latitude and -1.77066° longitude.
Latitude | 50.87447° |
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Longitude | -1.77066° |
The centre of Rockford is located at the grid reference easting 416233 and northing 108355 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 416233 |
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Northing | 108355 |
Position of Rockford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rockford to the centre of the town.
Position of Rockford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rockford to the centre of the city.