Sockety is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south-east of the town of Crewkerne, 35 miles west of the major town of Poole, 47 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 122 miles west of London. Sockety lies just south of the Somerset border. Sockety falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT8 postcode district. The post town for Sockety is Beaminster.
Sockety 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 |
Sockety is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.
Sockety is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT8 postcode district.
The post town for Sockety is Beaminster. Sockety is in the DT8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Beaminster.
The centre of Sockety is located at position 50.85713° latitude and -2.73849° longitude.
Latitude | 50.85713° |
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Longitude | -2.73849° |
The centre of Sockety is located at the grid reference easting 348117 and northing 106662 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 348117 |
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Northing | 106662 |
Position of Sockety relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sockety to the centre of the town.
Position of Sockety relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sockety to the centre of the city.