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Where is Rockford?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Rockford in?

Rockford is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.

Ceremonial CountyHampshire
Historic CountyHampshire
Administrative CountyHampshire

Where is Rockford in Hampshire?

Rockford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Hampshire.

Map showing location of Rockford within Hampshire
Location of Rockford within Hampshire

What is the postcode for Rockford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rockford is BH24 3NF.

Where is Rockford in BH24?

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.

Map showing location of Rockford within BH24
Location of Rockford within BH24

What is the post town for Rockford?

The post town for Rockford is Ringwood. Rockford is in the BH24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ringwood.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rockford?

The centre of Rockford is located at position 50.87447° latitude and -1.77066° longitude.

Latitude50.87447°
Longitude-1.77066°

What is the easting and northing of Rockford?

The centre of Rockford is located at the grid reference easting 416233 and northing 108355 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting416233
Northing108355

What are the nearest towns to Rockford?

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

north-east
2m
Rockford is 2 miles north-east of Ringwood
south
4m
Rockford is 4 miles south of Fordingbridge
east
5m
Rockford is 5 miles east of Verwood
north-east
7m
Rockford is 7 miles north-east of Ferndown
north
9m
Rockford is 9 miles north of Christchurch
north-west
10m
Rockford is 10 miles north-west of New Milton
north-east
11m
Rockford is 11 miles north-east of Wimborne Minster
north-east
12m
Rockford is 12 miles north-east of Bournemouth
west
13m
Rockford is 13 miles west of Totton
north-west
13m
Rockford is 13 miles north-west of Lymington

What are the nearest cities to Rockford?

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

south
14m
Rockford is 14 miles south of Salisbury
west
16m
Rockford is 16 miles west of Southampton
south-west
24m
Rockford is 24 miles south-west of Winchester
west
30m
Rockford is 30 miles west of Portsmouth
west
43m
Rockford is 43 miles west of Chichester
south-east
43m
Rockford is 43 miles south-east of Bath
south-east
45m
Rockford is 45 miles south-east of Wells
south-east
54m
Rockford is 54 miles south-east of Bristol
south
65m
Rockford is 65 miles south of Oxford
west
71m
Rockford is 71 miles west of Brighton and Hove