Sandford Orcas is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles north of the town of Sherborne, 29 miles south of the major city of Bath, 44 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles west of London. Sandford Orcas lies just south-east of the Somerset border. Sandford Orcas falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Sandford Orcas is Sherborne.
Sandford Orcas 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 |
Sandford Orcas 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 Sandford Orcas is DT9 4RX.
Sandford Orcas is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district.
The post town for Sandford Orcas is Sherborne. Sandford Orcas is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.
The centre of Sandford Orcas is located at position 50.98505° latitude and -2.53756° longitude.
Latitude | 50.98505° |
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Longitude | -2.53756° |
The centre of Sandford Orcas is located at the grid reference easting 362363 and northing 120765 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 362363 |
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Northing | 120765 |
Position of Sandford Orcas relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandford Orcas to the centre of the town.
Position of Sandford Orcas relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandford Orcas to the centre of the city.