Wool is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, five miles west of the town of Wareham, 11 miles west of the major town of Poole, 69 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 108 miles south-west of London. Wool falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH20 postcode district. The post town for Wool is Wareham.
Wool 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 |
Wool 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 Wool is BH20 6DA.
Wool is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BH20 postcode district.
The post town for Wool is Wareham. Wool is in the BH20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wareham.
The centre of Wool is located at position 50.67936° latitude and -2.21878° longitude.
Latitude | 50.67936° |
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Longitude | -2.21878° |
The centre of Wool is located at the grid reference easting 384639 and northing 86656 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 384639 |
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Northing | 86656 |
Position of Wool relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wool to the centre of the town.
Position of Wool relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wool to the centre of the city.