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Where is Thornford?

Thornford is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south-west of the town of Sherborne, 29 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 47 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 114 miles west of London. Thornford lies two miles south-east of the Somerset border. Thornford falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Thornford is Sherborne.

Thornford on a map

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

Which county is Thornford in?

Thornford 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 Thornford in Dorset?

Thornford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Thornford within Dorset
Location of Thornford within Dorset

What is the postcode for Thornford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornford is DT9 6QD.

Where is Thornford in DT9?

Thornford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thornford within DT9
Location of Thornford within DT9

What is the post town for Thornford?

The post town for Thornford is Sherborne. Thornford is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thornford?

The centre of Thornford is located at position 50.91557° latitude and -2.5654° longitude.

Latitude50.91557°
Longitude-2.5654°

What is the easting and northing of Thornford?

The centre of Thornford is located at the grid reference easting 360350 and northing 113053 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting360350
Northing113053

What are the nearest towns to Thornford?

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

south-west
3m
Thornford is 3 miles south-west of Sherborne
south-east
3m
Thornford is 3 miles south-east of Yeovil
west
9m
Thornford is 9 miles west of Stalbridge
east
10m
Thornford is 10 miles east of Crewkerne
north-east
11m
Thornford is 11 miles north-east of Beaminster
east
11m
Thornford is 11 miles east of South Petherton
west
11m
Thornford is 11 miles west of Sturminster Newton
south-west
12m
Thornford is 12 miles south-west of Wincanton
south-east
12m
Thornford is 12 miles south-east of Somerton
south
12m
Thornford is 12 miles south of Castle Cary

What are the nearest cities to Thornford?

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

south
21m
Thornford is 21 miles south of Wells
south
34m
Thornford is 34 miles south of Bath
west
35m
Thornford is 35 miles west of Salisbury
south
37m
Thornford is 37 miles south of Bristol
east
44m
Thornford is 44 miles east of Exeter
south-east
47m
Thornford is 47 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
50m
Thornford is 50 miles south of Newport
west
51m
Thornford is 51 miles west of Southampton
west
56m
Thornford is 56 miles west of Winchester
west
65m
Thornford is 65 miles west of Portsmouth