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 is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.
Ceremonial County | Devon |
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Historic County | Devon |
Administrative County | Devon |
Blackpool is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackpool is PL8 2LF.
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.
The post town for Blackpool is Plymouth. Blackpool is in the PL8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Plymouth.
The centre of Blackpool is located at position 50.37023° latitude and -4.01871° longitude.
Latitude | 50.37023° |
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Longitude | -4.01871° |
The centre of Blackpool is located at the grid reference easting 256537 and northing 54207 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 256537 |
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Northing | 54207 |
Position of Blackpool relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackpool to the centre of the town.
Position of Blackpool relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackpool to the centre of the city.