Weymouth is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south-east of the town of Chickerell, 22 miles west of the major town of Poole, 68 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 119 miles south-west of London. Weymouth falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT4 postcode district. The post town for Weymouth is Weymouth.
Weymouth 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 |
Weymouth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Weymouth is DT4 8JW.
Weymouth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DT4 postcode district.
The post town for Weymouth is Weymouth. Weymouth is in the DT4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Weymouth.
The centre of Weymouth is located at position 50.60699° latitude and -2.45554° longitude.
Latitude | 50.60699° |
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Longitude | -2.45554° |
The centre of Weymouth is located at the grid reference easting 367861 and northing 78685 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 367861 |
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Northing | 78685 |
Position of Weymouth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Weymouth to the centre of the town.
Position of Weymouth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Weymouth to the centre of the city.