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Where is Sandpit?

Sandpit is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south of the town of Crewkerne, 32 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 47 miles south of Cardiff, and 126 miles west of London. Sandpit lies just south of the Somerset border. Sandpit falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT8 postcode district. The post town for Sandpit is Beaminster.

Sandpit on a map

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

Which county is Sandpit in?

Sandpit is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDorset
Administrative CountyDorset

Where is Sandpit in Dorset?

Sandpit is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Sandpit within Dorset
Location of Sandpit within Dorset

What is the postcode for Sandpit?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Sandpit is DT8 3RB.

Where is Sandpit in DT8?

Sandpit is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Sandpit within DT8
Location of Sandpit within DT8

What is the post town for Sandpit?

The post town for Sandpit is Beaminster. Sandpit is in the DT8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Beaminster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Sandpit?

The centre of Sandpit is located at position 50.8376° latitude and -2.81869° longitude.

Latitude50.8376°
Longitude-2.81869°

What is the easting and northing of Sandpit?

The centre of Sandpit is located at the grid reference easting 342448 and northing 104549 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting342448
Northing104549

What are the nearest towns to Sandpit?

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

south
3m
Sandpit is 3 miles south of Crewkerne
north-west
4m
Sandpit is 4 miles north-west of Beaminster
east
7m
Sandpit is 7 miles east of Chard
south-east
8m
Sandpit is 8 miles south-east of Ilminster
north
8m
Sandpit is 8 miles north of Bridport
south
8m
Sandpit is 8 miles south of South Petherton
north-east
9m
Sandpit is 9 miles north-east of Axminster
north-east
9m
Sandpit is 9 miles north-east of Lyme Regis
south-west
11m
Sandpit is 11 miles south-west of Yeovil
north-east
13m
Sandpit is 13 miles north-east of Colyton

What are the nearest cities to Sandpit?

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

south
27m
Sandpit is 27 miles south of Wells
east
32m
Sandpit is 32 miles east of Exeter
south-west
43m
Sandpit is 43 miles south-west of Bath
south
44m
Sandpit is 44 miles south of Bristol
south
47m
Sandpit is 47 miles south of Cardiff
west
47m
Sandpit is 47 miles west of Salisbury
south
52m
Sandpit is 52 miles south of Newport
west
62m
Sandpit is 62 miles west of Southampton
north-east
67m
Sandpit is 67 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
68m
Sandpit is 68 miles west of Winchester