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Where is South Bowood?

South Bowood is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south-west of the town of Beaminster, 33 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 51 miles south of Cardiff, and 126 miles south-west of London. South Bowood lies four miles east of the Devon border. South Bowood falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT6 postcode district. The post town for South Bowood is Bridport.

South Bowood on a map

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

Which county is South Bowood in?

South Bowood 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 South Bowood in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of South Bowood within Dorset
Location of South Bowood within Dorset

What is the postcode for South Bowood?

The nearest postcode to the centre of South Bowood is DT6 5JG.

Where is South Bowood in DT6?

South Bowood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT6 postcode district.

Map showing location of South Bowood within DT6
Location of South Bowood within DT6

What is the post town for South Bowood?

The post town for South Bowood is Bridport. South Bowood is in the DT6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridport.

What is the latitude and longitude of South Bowood?

The centre of South Bowood is located at position 50.78476° latitude and -2.78685° longitude.

Latitude50.78476°
Longitude-2.78685°

What is the easting and northing of South Bowood?

The centre of South Bowood is located at the grid reference easting 344627 and northing 98649 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting344627
Northing98649

What are the nearest towns to South Bowood?

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

south-west
3m
South Bowood is 3 miles south-west of Beaminster
north
4m
South Bowood is 4 miles north of Bridport
south
7m
South Bowood is 7 miles south of Crewkerne
north-east
8m
South Bowood is 8 miles north-east of Lyme Regis
east
9m
South Bowood is 9 miles east of Axminster
south-east
10m
South Bowood is 10 miles south-east of Chard
south-east
11m
South Bowood is 11 miles south-east of Ilminster
south
11m
South Bowood is 11 miles south of South Petherton
south-west
13m
South Bowood is 13 miles south-west of Yeovil
east
13m
South Bowood is 13 miles east of Colyton

What are the nearest cities to South Bowood?

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

south
30m
South Bowood is 30 miles south of Wells
east
33m
South Bowood is 33 miles east of Exeter
south-west
45m
South Bowood is 45 miles south-west of Bath
south
47m
South Bowood is 47 miles south of Bristol
south-west
48m
South Bowood is 48 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
51m
South Bowood is 51 miles south of Cardiff
south
56m
South Bowood is 56 miles south of Newport
west
61m
South Bowood is 61 miles west of Southampton
north-east
66m
South Bowood is 66 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
67m
South Bowood is 67 miles west of Winchester