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Where is Thornicombe?

Thornicombe is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south-west of the town of Blandford Forum, 12 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 62 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles south-west of London. Thornicombe falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT11 postcode district. The post town for Thornicombe is Blandford Forum.

Thornicombe on a map

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

Which county is Thornicombe in?

Thornicombe 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 Thornicombe in Dorset?

Thornicombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of Thornicombe within Dorset
Location of Thornicombe within Dorset

What is the postcode for Thornicombe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornicombe is DT11 9BX.

Where is Thornicombe in DT11?

Thornicombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thornicombe within DT11
Location of Thornicombe within DT11

What is the post town for Thornicombe?

The post town for Thornicombe is Blandford Forum. Thornicombe is in the DT11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blandford Forum.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thornicombe?

The centre of Thornicombe is located at position 50.82713° latitude and -2.18737° longitude.

Latitude50.82713°
Longitude-2.18737°

What is the easting and northing of Thornicombe?

The centre of Thornicombe is located at the grid reference easting 386900 and northing 103082 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting386900
Northing103082

What are the nearest towns to Thornicombe?

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

south-west
2m
Thornicombe is 2 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
south-east
9m
Thornicombe is 9 miles south-east of Sturminster Newton
west
9m
Thornicombe is 9 miles west of Wimborne Minster
north
10m
Thornicombe is 10 miles north of Wareham
north-west
12m
Thornicombe is 12 miles north-west of Poole
south-east
12m
Thornicombe is 12 miles south-east of Stalbridge
south
12m
Thornicombe is 12 miles south of Shaftesbury
west
13m
Thornicombe is 13 miles west of Ferndown
north-east
13m
Thornicombe is 13 miles north-east of Dorchester
west
14m
Thornicombe is 14 miles west of Verwood

What are the nearest cities to Thornicombe?

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

south-west
24m
Thornicombe is 24 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
33m
Thornicombe is 33 miles south-east of Wells
west
35m
Thornicombe is 35 miles west of Southampton
south
39m
Thornicombe is 39 miles south of Bath
south-west
42m
Thornicombe is 42 miles south-west of Winchester
south
47m
Thornicombe is 47 miles south of Bristol
west
48m
Thornicombe is 48 miles west of Portsmouth
east
59m
Thornicombe is 59 miles east of Exeter
west
62m
Thornicombe is 62 miles west of Chichester
south-east
62m
Thornicombe is 62 miles south-east of Cardiff