The Borough is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles south-west of the town of Stalbridge, 24 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 51 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 108 miles south-west of London. The Borough lies three miles south-east of the Somerset border. The Borough falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for The Borough is Sherborne.
The Borough 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 |
The Borough is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of The Borough is DT9 5LB.
The Borough is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district.
The post town for The Borough is Sherborne. The Borough is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.
The centre of The Borough is located at position 50.90564° latitude and -2.42865° longitude.
Latitude | 50.90564° |
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Longitude | -2.42865° |
The centre of The Borough is located at the grid reference easting 369956 and northing 111884 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 369956 |
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Northing | 111884 |
Position of The Borough relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of The Borough to the centre of the town.
Position of The Borough relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of The Borough to the centre of the city.