Stockwood is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, six miles south of the town of Yeovil, 28 miles west of the major town of Poole, 50 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 116 miles south-west of London. Stockwood lies two miles south-east of the Somerset border. Stockwood falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Stockwood is Dorchester.
Stockwood 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 |
Stockwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Stockwood is DT2 0NG.
Stockwood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.
The post town for Stockwood is Dorchester. Stockwood is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.
The centre of Stockwood is located at position 50.86167° latitude and -2.58737° longitude.
Latitude | 50.86167° |
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Longitude | -2.58737° |
The centre of Stockwood is located at the grid reference easting 358757 and northing 107071 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 358757 |
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Northing | 107071 |
Position of Stockwood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stockwood to the centre of the town.
Position of Stockwood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stockwood to the centre of the city.