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Where is West Woodsford?

West Woodsford is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, four miles east of the town of Dorchester, 16 miles west of the major town of Poole, 64 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles south-west of London. West Woodsford falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for West Woodsford is Dorchester.

West Woodsford on a map

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

Which county is West Woodsford in?

West Woodsford 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 Woodsford in Dorset?

West Woodsford 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 West Woodsford within Dorset
Location of West Woodsford within Dorset

What is the postcode for West Woodsford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Woodsford is DT2 8AS.

Where is West Woodsford in DT2?

West Woodsford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Woodsford within DT2
Location of West Woodsford within DT2

What is the post town for West Woodsford?

The post town for West Woodsford is Dorchester. West Woodsford is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Woodsford?

The centre of West Woodsford is located at position 50.71153° latitude and -2.34637° longitude.

Latitude50.71153°
Longitude-2.34637°

What is the easting and northing of West Woodsford?

The centre of West Woodsford is located at the grid reference easting 375641 and northing 90268 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting375641
Northing90268

What are the nearest towns to West Woodsford?

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

east
4m
West Woodsford is 4 miles east of Dorchester
north-east
9m
West Woodsford is 9 miles north-east of Weymouth
north-east
9m
West Woodsford is 9 miles north-east of Chickerell
west
11m
West Woodsford is 11 miles west of Wareham
north
11m
West Woodsford is 11 miles north of Fortuneswell
south-west
13m
West Woodsford is 13 miles south-west of Blandford Forum
south
15m
West Woodsford is 15 miles south of Sturminster Newton
west
16m
West Woodsford is 16 miles west of Poole
west
17m
West Woodsford is 17 miles west of Wimborne Minster
south
17m
West Woodsford is 17 miles south of Stalbridge

What are the nearest cities to West Woodsford?

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

south-west
35m
West Woodsford is 35 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
37m
West Woodsford is 37 miles south of Wells
west
43m
West Woodsford is 43 miles west of Southampton
south
46m
West Woodsford is 46 miles south of Bath
south-west
51m
West Woodsford is 51 miles south-west of Winchester
east
52m
West Woodsford is 52 miles east of Exeter
south
52m
West Woodsford is 52 miles south of Bristol
west
55m
West Woodsford is 55 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
64m
West Woodsford is 64 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
67m
West Woodsford is 67 miles south-east of Newport