Thorncombe is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Chard, 29 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 47 miles south of Cardiff, and 129 miles west of London. Thorncombe lies roughly one mile east of the Devon border. Thorncombe falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the TA20 postcode district. The post town for Thorncombe is Chard.
Thorncombe 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 |
Thorncombe 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 Thorncombe is TA20 4PD.
Thorncombe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TA20 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA20 postcode district.
The post town for Thorncombe is Chard. Thorncombe is in the TA20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chard.
The centre of Thorncombe is located at position 50.82524° latitude and -2.88786° longitude.
Latitude | 50.82524° |
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Longitude | -2.88786° |
The centre of Thorncombe is located at the grid reference easting 337561 and northing 103231 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 337561 |
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Northing | 103231 |
Position of Thorncombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorncombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Thorncombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorncombe to the centre of the city.