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Where is West Holme?

West Holme is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south-west of the town of Wareham, nine miles west of the major town of Poole, 71 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 106 miles south-west of London. West Holme falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH20 postcode district. The post town for West Holme is Wareham.

West Holme on a map

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

Which county is West Holme in?

West Holme 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 West Holme in Dorset?

West Holme is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of West Holme within Dorset
Location of West Holme within Dorset

What is the postcode for West Holme?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Holme is BH20 6AQ.

Where is West Holme in BH20?

West Holme is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH20 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Holme within BH20
Location of West Holme within BH20

What is the post town for West Holme?

The post town for West Holme is Wareham. West Holme is in the BH20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wareham.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Holme?

The centre of West Holme is located at position 50.67005° latitude and -2.1677° longitude.

Latitude50.67005°
Longitude-2.1677°

What is the easting and northing of West Holme?

The centre of West Holme is located at the grid reference easting 388245 and northing 85611 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting388245
Northing85611

What are the nearest towns to West Holme?

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

south-west
3m
West Holme is 3 miles south-west of Wareham
west
9m
West Holme is 9 miles west of Poole
north-west
10m
West Holme is 10 miles north-west of Swanage
south-west
12m
West Holme is 12 miles south-west of Wimborne Minster
east
12m
West Holme is 12 miles east of Dorchester
south
13m
West Holme is 13 miles south of Blandford Forum
west
13m
West Holme is 13 miles west of Bournemouth
east
13m
West Holme is 13 miles east of Weymouth
north-east
14m
West Holme is 14 miles north-east of Fortuneswell
east
15m
West Holme is 15 miles east of Chickerell

What are the nearest cities to West Holme?

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

south-west
32m
West Holme is 32 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-west
37m
West Holme is 37 miles south-west of Southampton
south-east
43m
West Holme is 43 miles south-east of Wells
south-west
46m
West Holme is 46 miles south-west of Winchester
west
48m
West Holme is 48 miles west of Portsmouth
south
50m
West Holme is 50 miles south of Bath
south
57m
West Holme is 57 miles south of Bristol
east
60m
West Holme is 60 miles east of Exeter
west
62m
West Holme is 62 miles west of Chichester
south-east
71m
West Holme is 71 miles south-east of Cardiff