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Where is Capton?

Capton is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles north-west of the town of Dartmouth, 22 miles east of the major city of Plymouth, 80 miles south of Cardiff, and 172 miles south-west of London. Capton falls within the district council of South Hams, under the county council of Devon. It is in the TQ6 postcode district. The post town for Capton is Dartmouth.

Capton on a map

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

Which county is Capton in?

Capton 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 Capton in Devon?

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

Map showing location of Capton within Devon
Location of Capton within Devon

What is the postcode for Capton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Capton is TQ6 0JE.

Where is Capton in TQ6?

Capton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TQ6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TQ6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Capton within TQ6
Location of Capton within TQ6

What is the post town for Capton?

The post town for Capton is Dartmouth. Capton is in the TQ6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dartmouth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Capton?

The centre of Capton is located at position 50.36674° latitude and -3.63667° longitude.

Latitude50.36674°
Longitude-3.63667°

What is the easting and northing of Capton?

The centre of Capton is located at the grid reference easting 283695 and northing 53152 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting283695
Northing53152

What are the nearest towns to Capton?

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

north-west
3m
Capton is 3 miles north-west of Dartmouth
south-east
5m
Capton is 5 miles south-east of Totnes
west
6m
Capton is 6 miles west of Brixham
south-west
6m
Capton is 6 miles south-west of Paignton
south-west
8m
Capton is 8 miles south-west of Torquay
north-east
8m
Capton is 8 miles north-east of Kingsbridge
south-east
10m
Capton is 10 miles south-east of Buckfastleigh
north-east
11m
Capton is 11 miles north-east of Salcombe
south
11m
Capton is 11 miles south of Newton Abbot
south-east
12m
Capton is 12 miles south-east of Ashburton

What are the nearest cities to Capton?

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

east
22m
Capton is 22 miles east of Plymouth
south
25m
Capton is 25 miles south of Exeter
east
63m
Capton is 63 miles east of Truro
south-west
73m
Capton is 73 miles south-west of Wells
south
80m
Capton is 80 miles south of Cardiff
south
88m
Capton is 88 miles south of Swansea
south-west
88m
Capton is 88 miles south-west of Bristol
south
89m
Capton is 89 miles south of Newport
south-west
90m
Capton is 90 miles south-west of Bath
south-west
94m
Capton is 94 miles south-west of Salisbury