Brea is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, one mile east of the town of Camborne, 51 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 127 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 242 miles west of London. Brea falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR14 postcode district. The post town for Brea is Camborne.
Brea 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 |
Brea 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 Brea is TR14 9BA.
Brea is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TR14 postcode district.
The post town for Brea is Camborne. Brea is in the TR14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Camborne.
The centre of Brea is located at position 50.2157° latitude and -5.2752° longitude.
Latitude | 50.2157° |
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Longitude | -5.2752° |
The centre of Brea is located at the grid reference easting 166440 and northing 40212 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 166440 |
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Northing | 40212 |
Position of Brea relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Brea to the centre of the town.
Position of Brea relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Brea to the centre of the city.