Sandhills is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, seven miles east of the town of Beaminster, 27 miles west of the major town of Poole, 53 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 118 miles south-west of London. Sandhills lies six miles south-east of the Somerset border. Sandhills falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Sandhills is Dorchester.
Sandhills 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 |
Sandhills is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sandhills is DT2 0HQ.
Sandhills is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.
The post town for Sandhills is Dorchester. Sandhills is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.
The centre of Sandhills is located at position 50.80198° latitude and -2.58976° longitude.
Latitude | 50.80198° |
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Longitude | -2.58976° |
The centre of Sandhills is located at the grid reference easting 358536 and northing 100435 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 358536 |
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Northing | 100435 |
Position of Sandhills relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandhills to the centre of the town.
Position of Sandhills relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandhills to the centre of the city.