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Where is Southover?

Southover is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles north-west of the town of Dorchester, 25 miles west of the major town of Poole, 58 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 117 miles south-west of London. Southover falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Southover is Dorchester.

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

Which county is Southover in?

Southover 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 Southover in Dorset?

Southover is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of Southover within Dorset
Location of Southover within Dorset

What is the postcode for Southover?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Southover is DT2 9NH.

Where is Southover in DT2?

Southover is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Southover within DT2
Location of Southover within DT2

What is the post town for Southover?

The post town for Southover is Dorchester. Southover is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Southover?

The centre of Southover is located at position 50.751° latitude and -2.53636° longitude.

Latitude50.751°
Longitude-2.53636°

What is the easting and northing of Southover?

The centre of Southover is located at the grid reference easting 362258 and northing 94738 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting362258
Northing94738

What are the nearest towns to Southover?

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

north-west
5m
Southover is 5 miles north-west of Dorchester
north
9m
Southover is 9 miles north of Chickerell
south-east
10m
Southover is 10 miles south-east of Beaminster
east
10m
Southover is 10 miles east of Bridport
north
11m
Southover is 11 miles north of Weymouth
south
14m
Southover is 14 miles south of Sherborne
south
14m
Southover is 14 miles south of Yeovil
north
14m
Southover is 14 miles north of Fortuneswell
south-east
15m
Southover is 15 miles south-east of Crewkerne
south-west
16m
Southover is 16 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton

What are the nearest cities to Southover?

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

south
32m
Southover is 32 miles south of Wells
south-west
39m
Southover is 39 miles south-west of Salisbury
east
44m
Southover is 44 miles east of Exeter
south
44m
Southover is 44 miles south of Bath
south
49m
Southover is 49 miles south of Bristol
west
51m
Southover is 51 miles west of Southampton
south-east
58m
Southover is 58 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
58m
Southover is 58 miles west of Winchester
south
61m
Southover is 61 miles south of Newport
west
63m
Southover is 63 miles west of Portsmouth

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