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 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 |
Capton 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 Capton is TQ6 0JE.
Capton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TQ6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TQ6 postcode district.
The post town for Capton is Dartmouth. Capton is in the TQ6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dartmouth.
The centre of Capton is located at position 50.36674° latitude and -3.63667° longitude.
Latitude | 50.36674° |
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Longitude | -3.63667° |
The centre of Capton is located at the grid reference easting 283695 and northing 53152 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 283695 |
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Northing | 53152 |
Position of Capton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Capton to the centre of the town.
Position of Capton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Capton to the centre of the city.