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Where is Waytown?

Waytown is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south of the town of Beaminster, 34 miles west of the major town of Poole, 52 miles south of Cardiff, and 125 miles south-west of London. Waytown lies six miles south of the Somerset border. Waytown falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT6 postcode district. The post town for Waytown is Bridport.

Waytown on a map

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

Which county is Waytown in?

Waytown 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 Waytown in Dorset?

Waytown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Waytown within Dorset
Location of Waytown within Dorset

What is the postcode for Waytown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Waytown is DT6 5LG.

Where is Waytown in DT6?

Waytown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Waytown within DT6
Location of Waytown within DT6

What is the post town for Waytown?

The post town for Waytown is Bridport. Waytown is in the DT6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Waytown?

The centre of Waytown is located at position 50.77591° latitude and -2.75295° longitude.

Latitude50.77591°
Longitude-2.75295°

What is the easting and northing of Waytown?

The centre of Waytown is located at the grid reference easting 347007 and northing 97640 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting347007
Northing97640

What are the nearest towns to Waytown?

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

south
2m
Waytown is 2 miles south of Beaminster
north
3m
Waytown is 3 miles north of Bridport
south
8m
Waytown is 8 miles south of Crewkerne
north-east
9m
Waytown is 9 miles north-east of Lyme Regis
east
11m
Waytown is 11 miles east of Axminster
south-east
11m
Waytown is 11 miles south-east of Chard
south
12m
Waytown is 12 miles south of South Petherton
south-west
13m
Waytown is 13 miles south-west of Yeovil
south-east
13m
Waytown is 13 miles south-east of Ilminster
east
14m
Waytown is 14 miles east of Colyton

What are the nearest cities to Waytown?

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

south
30m
Waytown is 30 miles south of Wells
east
34m
Waytown is 34 miles east of Exeter
south-west
45m
Waytown is 45 miles south-west of Bath
south-west
46m
Waytown is 46 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
47m
Waytown is 47 miles south of Bristol
south
52m
Waytown is 52 miles south of Cardiff
south
57m
Waytown is 57 miles south of Newport
west
60m
Waytown is 60 miles west of Southampton
west
66m
Waytown is 66 miles west of Winchester
north-east
67m
Waytown is 67 miles north-east of Plymouth