Falmouth is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, two miles south-east of the town of Penryn, 44 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 124 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 236 miles south-west of London. Falmouth falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR11 postcode district. The post town for Falmouth is Falmouth.
Falmouth is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Cornwall, and the administrative county of Cornwall.
Ceremonial County | Cornwall |
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Historic County | Cornwall |
Administrative County | Cornwall |
Falmouth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Falmouth is TR11 3PF.
Falmouth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TR11 postcode district.
The post town for Falmouth is Falmouth. Falmouth is in the TR11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Falmouth.
The centre of Falmouth is located at position 50.15349° latitude and -5.07403° longitude.
Latitude | 50.15349° |
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Longitude | -5.07403° |
The centre of Falmouth is located at the grid reference easting 180504 and northing 32684 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 180504 |
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Northing | 32684 |
Position of Falmouth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Falmouth to the centre of the town.
Position of Falmouth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Falmouth to the centre of the city.