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Where is Sockety?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Sockety in?

Sockety 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 Sockety in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Sockety within Dorset
Location of Sockety within Dorset

Where is Sockety in DT8?

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.

Map showing location of Sockety within DT8
Location of Sockety within DT8

What is the post town for Sockety?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Sockety?

The centre of Sockety is located at position 50.85713° latitude and -2.73849° longitude.

Latitude50.85713°
Longitude-2.73849°

What is the easting and northing of Sockety?

The centre of Sockety is located at the grid reference easting 348117 and northing 106662 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting348117
Northing106662

What are the nearest towns to Sockety?

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

south-east
3m
Sockety is 3 miles south-east of Crewkerne
north
3m
Sockety is 3 miles north of Beaminster
south-east
7m
Sockety is 7 miles south-east of South Petherton
south-west
7m
Sockety is 7 miles south-west of Yeovil
north
9m
Sockety is 9 miles north of Bridport
south-east
9m
Sockety is 9 miles south-east of Ilminster
east
10m
Sockety is 10 miles east of Chard
south-west
12m
Sockety is 12 miles south-west of Sherborne
north-east
13m
Sockety is 13 miles north-east of Axminster
north-east
13m
Sockety is 13 miles north-east of Lyme Regis

What are the nearest cities to Sockety?

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

south
25m
Sockety is 25 miles south of Wells
east
36m
Sockety is 36 miles east of Exeter
south-west
40m
Sockety is 40 miles south-west of Bath
south
42m
Sockety is 42 miles south of Bristol
west
44m
Sockety is 44 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
47m
Sockety is 47 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
52m
Sockety is 52 miles south of Newport
west
58m
Sockety is 58 miles west of Southampton
west
64m
Sockety is 64 miles west of Winchester
north-east
70m
Sockety is 70 miles north-east of Plymouth