St Leonards is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south-west of the town of Ringwood, eight miles north of the major town of Bournemouth, 74 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 88 miles south-west of London. St Leonards lies roughly one mile south-west of the Hampshire border, and was historically in the county of Hampshire. St Leonards falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH24 postcode district. The post town for St Leonards is Ringwood.
St Leonards is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Dorset.
Ceremonial County | Dorset |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | Dorset |
St Leonards is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of St Leonards is BH24 2LP.
St Leonards is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BH24 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BH24 postcode district.
The post town for St Leonards is Ringwood. St Leonards is in the BH24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ringwood.
The centre of St Leonards is located at position 50.82979° latitude and -1.83737° longitude.
Latitude | 50.82979° |
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Longitude | -1.83737° |
The centre of St Leonards is located at the grid reference easting 411550 and northing 103374 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 411550 |
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Northing | 103374 |
Position of St Leonards relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of St Leonards to the centre of the town.
Position of St Leonards relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of St Leonards to the centre of the city.