Shapwick is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles west of the town of Wimborne Minster, eight miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 66 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 98 miles south-west of London. Shapwick falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT11 postcode district. The post town for Shapwick is Blandford Forum.
Shapwick 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 |
Shapwick is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shapwick is DT11 9JX.
Shapwick is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district.
The post town for Shapwick is Blandford Forum. Shapwick is in the DT11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blandford Forum.
The centre of Shapwick is located at position 50.81628° latitude and -2.08536° longitude.
Latitude | 50.81628° |
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Longitude | -2.08536° |
The centre of Shapwick is located at the grid reference easting 394083 and northing 101863 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 394083 |
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Northing | 101863 |
Position of Shapwick relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shapwick to the centre of the town.
Position of Shapwick relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shapwick to the centre of the city.