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Where is Blackpool?

Blackpool is located in the county of Devon, South West England, one mile east of the town of Sherford, five miles east of the major city of Plymouth, 85 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 187 miles south-west of London. Blackpool falls within the district council of South Hams, under the county council of Devon. It is in the PL8 postcode district. The post town for Blackpool is Plymouth.

Blackpool on a map

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

Which county is Blackpool in?

Blackpool 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 Blackpool in Devon?

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

Map showing location of Blackpool within Devon
Location of Blackpool within Devon

What is the postcode for Blackpool?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackpool is PL8 2LF.

Where is Blackpool in PL8?

Blackpool is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PL8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Blackpool within PL8
Location of Blackpool within PL8

What is the post town for Blackpool?

The post town for Blackpool is Plymouth. Blackpool is in the PL8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Plymouth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Blackpool?

The centre of Blackpool is located at position 50.37023° latitude and -4.01871° longitude.

Latitude50.37023°
Longitude-4.01871°

What is the easting and northing of Blackpool?

The centre of Blackpool is located at the grid reference easting 256537 and northing 54207 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting256537
Northing54207

What are the nearest towns to Blackpool?

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

east
1m
Blackpool is 1 mile east of Sherford
west
5m
Blackpool is 5 miles west of Ivybridge
east
8m
Blackpool is 8 miles east of Torpoint
east
9m
Blackpool is 9 miles east of Saltash
north-west
12m
Blackpool is 12 miles north-west of Kingsbridge
south-west
13m
Blackpool is 13 miles south-west of Buckfastleigh
south-east
14m
Blackpool is 14 miles south-east of Tavistock
north-west
14m
Blackpool is 14 miles north-west of Salcombe
west
15m
Blackpool is 15 miles west of Totnes
south-west
15m
Blackpool is 15 miles south-west of Ashburton

What are the nearest cities to Blackpool?

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

east
5m
Blackpool is 5 miles east of Plymouth
south-west
32m
Blackpool is 32 miles south-west of Exeter
east
46m
Blackpool is 46 miles east of Truro
south-west
83m
Blackpool is 83 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
85m
Blackpool is 85 miles south-west of Cardiff
south
86m
Blackpool is 86 miles south of Swansea
south-west
95m
Blackpool is 95 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
97m
Blackpool is 97 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
101m
Blackpool is 101 miles south-west of Bath
south-west
109m
Blackpool is 109 miles south-west of Salisbury