Twyford is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south of the town of Shaftesbury, 20 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 55 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 98 miles south-west of London. Twyford lies three miles south-west of the Wiltshire border. Twyford falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP7 postcode district. The post town for Twyford is Shaftesbury.
Twyford 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 |
Twyford 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 Twyford is SP7 0JJ.
Twyford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SP7 postcode district.
The post town for Twyford is Shaftesbury. Twyford is in the SP7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shaftesbury.
The centre of Twyford is located at position 50.9647° latitude and -2.208° longitude.
Latitude | 50.9647° |
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Longitude | -2.208° |
The centre of Twyford is located at the grid reference easting 385490 and northing 118385 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 385490 |
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Northing | 118385 |
Position of Twyford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Twyford to the centre of the town.
Position of Twyford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Twyford to the centre of the city.