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Where is Beacon?

Beacon is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles north of the town of Honiton, 18 miles north-east of the major city of Exeter, 44 miles south of Cardiff, and 140 miles west of London. Beacon lies four miles south-west of the Somerset border. Beacon falls within the district council of East Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX14 postcode district. The post town for Beacon is Honiton.

Beacon on a map

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

Which county is Beacon in?

Beacon is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.

Ceremonial CountyDevon
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyDevon

Where is Beacon in Devon?

Beacon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and towards the easternmost extremity of Devon.

Map showing location of Beacon within Devon
Location of Beacon within Devon

What is the postcode for Beacon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Beacon is EX14 4TU.

Where is Beacon in EX14?

Beacon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Beacon within EX14
Location of Beacon within EX14

What is the post town for Beacon?

The post town for Beacon is Honiton. Beacon is in the EX14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Honiton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Beacon?

The centre of Beacon is located at position 50.84063° latitude and -3.16669° longitude.

Latitude50.84063°
Longitude-3.16669°

What is the easting and northing of Beacon?

The centre of Beacon is located at the grid reference easting 317949 and northing 105216 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting317949
Northing105216

What are the nearest towns to Beacon?

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

north
3m
Beacon is 3 miles north of Honiton
north-east
8m
Beacon is 8 miles north-east of Ottery St Mary
north-west
8m
Beacon is 8 miles north-west of Colyton
north-west
8m
Beacon is 8 miles north-west of Axminster
west
9m
Beacon is 9 miles west of Chard
south
10m
Beacon is 10 miles south of Wellington
east
10m
Beacon is 10 miles east of Cullompton
north-west
10m
Beacon is 10 miles north-west of Seaton
north
11m
Beacon is 11 miles north of Sidmouth
south
12m
Beacon is 12 miles south of Taunton

What are the nearest cities to Beacon?

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

north-east
18m
Beacon is 18 miles north-east of Exeter
south-west
34m
Beacon is 34 miles south-west of Wells
south
44m
Beacon is 44 miles south of Cardiff
south-west
49m
Beacon is 49 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
51m
Beacon is 51 miles south-west of Bath
south
52m
Beacon is 52 miles south of Newport
north-east
54m
Beacon is 54 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
62m
Beacon is 62 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
64m
Beacon is 64 miles south-east of Swansea
west
77m
Beacon is 77 miles west of Southampton