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Where is Westford?

Westford is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south of the town of Chard, 27 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 46 miles south of Cardiff, and 131 miles west of London. Westford lies just south of the Somerset border. Westford falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the TA20 postcode district. The post town for Westford is Chard.

Westford on a map

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

Which county is Westford in?

Westford 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 Westford in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Westford within Dorset
Location of Westford within Dorset

What is the postcode for Westford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Westford is TA20 4QT.

Where is Westford in TA20?

Westford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TA20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TA20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Westford within TA20
Location of Westford within TA20

What is the post town for Westford?

The post town for Westford is Chard. Westford is in the TA20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chard.

What is the latitude and longitude of Westford?

The centre of Westford is located at position 50.83496° latitude and -2.94046° longitude.

Latitude50.83496°
Longitude-2.94046°

What is the easting and northing of Westford?

The centre of Westford is located at the grid reference easting 333869 and northing 104358 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting333869
Northing104358

What are the nearest towns to Westford?

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

south
3m
Westford is 3 miles south of Chard
north-east
4m
Westford is 4 miles north-east of Axminster
south
7m
Westford is 7 miles south of Ilminster
south-west
7m
Westford is 7 miles south-west of Crewkerne
north
8m
Westford is 8 miles north of Lyme Regis
north-east
9m
Westford is 9 miles north-east of Colyton
west
9m
Westford is 9 miles west of Beaminster
south-west
10m
Westford is 10 miles south-west of South Petherton
north-west
11m
Westford is 11 miles north-west of Bridport
north-east
11m
Westford is 11 miles north-east of Seaton

What are the nearest cities to Westford?

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

east
27m
Westford is 27 miles east of Exeter
south-west
29m
Westford is 29 miles south-west of Wells
south
45m
Westford is 45 miles south of Bristol
south-west
46m
Westford is 46 miles south-west of Bath
south
46m
Westford is 46 miles south of Cardiff
south
52m
Westford is 52 miles south of Newport
west
53m
Westford is 53 miles west of Salisbury
north-east
62m
Westford is 62 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
67m
Westford is 67 miles west of Southampton
south-east
70m
Westford is 70 miles south-east of Swansea