Whitcombe is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, four miles north of the town of Sherborne, 27 miles south of the major city of Bath, 43 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 110 miles west of London. Whitcombe lies just north-west of the Dorset border. Whitcombe falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Whitcombe is Sherborne.
Whitcombe is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Whitcombe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitcombe is DT9 4LX.
Whitcombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district.
The post town for Whitcombe is Sherborne. Whitcombe is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.
The centre of Whitcombe is located at position 51.01147° latitude and -2.52668° longitude.
Latitude | 51.01147° |
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Longitude | -2.52668° |
The centre of Whitcombe is located at the grid reference easting 363147 and northing 123698 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 363147 |
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Northing | 123698 |
Position of Whitcombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitcombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Whitcombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitcombe to the centre of the city.