Waddon is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles north-west of the town of Chickerell, 25 miles west of the major town of Poole, 62 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 120 miles south-west of London. Waddon falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT3 postcode district. The post town for Waddon is Weymouth.
Waddon 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 |
Waddon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Waddon is DT3 4ER.
Waddon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT3 postcode district.
The post town for Waddon is Weymouth. Waddon is in the DT3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Weymouth.
The centre of Waddon is located at position 50.66993° latitude and -2.53896° longitude.
Latitude | 50.66993° |
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Longitude | -2.53896° |
The centre of Waddon is located at the grid reference easting 362009 and northing 85724 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 362009 |
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Northing | 85724 |
Position of Waddon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Waddon to the centre of the town.
Position of Waddon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Waddon to the centre of the city.