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Where is Shroton?

Shroton is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles north of the town of Blandford Forum, 17 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 58 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 99 miles south-west of London. Shroton lies five miles south-west of the Wiltshire border. Shroton falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT11 postcode district. The post town for Shroton is Blandford Forum.

Shroton on a map

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

Which county is Shroton in?

Shroton 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 Shroton in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Shroton within Dorset
Location of Shroton within Dorset

What is the postcode for Shroton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shroton is DT11 8QD.

Where is Shroton in DT11?

Shroton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shroton within DT11
Location of Shroton within DT11

What is the post town for Shroton?

The post town for Shroton is Blandford Forum. Shroton is in the DT11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blandford Forum.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shroton?

The centre of Shroton is located at position 50.91398° latitude and -2.20113° longitude.

Latitude50.91398°
Longitude-2.20113°

What is the easting and northing of Shroton?

The centre of Shroton is located at the grid reference easting 385957 and northing 112743 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting385957
Northing112743

What are the nearest towns to Shroton?

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

north
4m
Shroton is 4 miles north of Blandford Forum
east
5m
Shroton is 5 miles east of Sturminster Newton
south
6m
Shroton is 6 miles south of Shaftesbury
east
8m
Shroton is 8 miles east of Stalbridge
south
9m
Shroton is 9 miles south of Gillingham
north-west
12m
Shroton is 12 miles north-west of Wimborne Minster
south
13m
Shroton is 13 miles south of Mere
south-east
13m
Shroton is 13 miles south-east of Wincanton
east
14m
Shroton is 14 miles east of Sherborne
west
14m
Shroton is 14 miles west of Verwood

What are the nearest cities to Shroton?

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

south-west
21m
Shroton is 21 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
28m
Shroton is 28 miles south-east of Wells
south
33m
Shroton is 33 miles south of Bath
west
35m
Shroton is 35 miles west of Southampton
west
40m
Shroton is 40 miles west of Winchester
south-east
41m
Shroton is 41 miles south-east of Bristol
west
49m
Shroton is 49 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
58m
Shroton is 58 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
58m
Shroton is 58 miles south-east of Newport
east
60m
Shroton is 60 miles east of Exeter