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 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 |
Sandpit 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 Sandpit is DT8 3RB.
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.
The post town for Sandpit is Beaminster. Sandpit is in the DT8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Beaminster.
The centre of Sandpit is located at position 50.8376° latitude and -2.81869° longitude.
Latitude | 50.8376° |
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Longitude | -2.81869° |
The centre of Sandpit is located at the grid reference easting 342448 and northing 104549 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 342448 |
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Northing | 104549 |
Position of Sandpit relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandpit to the centre of the town.
Position of Sandpit relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandpit to the centre of the city.