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Where is Whitecross?

Whitecross is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, one mile south-west of the town of Beaminster, 34 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 51 miles south of Cardiff, and 125 miles south-west of London. Whitecross lies four miles south of the Somerset border. Whitecross falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT6 postcode district. The post town for Whitecross is Bridport.

Whitecross on a map

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

Which county is Whitecross in?

Whitecross 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 Whitecross in Dorset?

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

Map showing location of Whitecross within Dorset
Location of Whitecross within Dorset

What is the postcode for Whitecross?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitecross is DT6 5NH.

Where is Whitecross in DT6?

Whitecross is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whitecross within DT6
Location of Whitecross within DT6

What is the post town for Whitecross?

The post town for Whitecross is Bridport. Whitecross is in the DT6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whitecross?

The centre of Whitecross is located at position 50.79212° latitude and -2.75874° longitude.

Latitude50.79212°
Longitude-2.75874°

What is the easting and northing of Whitecross?

The centre of Whitecross is located at the grid reference easting 346617 and northing 99448 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting346617
Northing99448

What are the nearest towns to Whitecross?

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

south-west
1m
Whitecross is 1 mile south-west of Beaminster
north
4m
Whitecross is 4 miles north of Bridport
south
7m
Whitecross is 7 miles south of Crewkerne
north-east
9m
Whitecross is 9 miles north-east of Lyme Regis
east
11m
Whitecross is 11 miles east of Axminster
south-east
11m
Whitecross is 11 miles south-east of Chard
south
11m
Whitecross is 11 miles south of South Petherton
south-east
12m
Whitecross is 12 miles south-east of Ilminster
south-west
12m
Whitecross is 12 miles south-west of Yeovil
east
14m
Whitecross is 14 miles east of Colyton

What are the nearest cities to Whitecross?

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

south
29m
Whitecross is 29 miles south of Wells
east
34m
Whitecross is 34 miles east of Exeter
south-west
44m
Whitecross is 44 miles south-west of Bath
south
46m
Whitecross is 46 miles south of Bristol
south-west
46m
Whitecross is 46 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
51m
Whitecross is 51 miles south of Cardiff
south
56m
Whitecross is 56 miles south of Newport
west
60m
Whitecross is 60 miles west of Southampton
west
66m
Whitecross is 66 miles west of Winchester
north-east
68m
Whitecross is 68 miles north-east of Plymouth