Carnon Downs is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, three miles south-west of the city of Truro, 43 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 121 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 234 miles west of London. Carnon Downs falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR3 postcode district. The post town for Carnon Downs is Truro.
Carnon Downs 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 |
Carnon Downs 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 Carnon Downs is TR3 6JG.
Carnon Downs is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TR3 postcode district.
The post town for Carnon Downs is Truro. Carnon Downs is in the TR3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Truro.
The centre of Carnon Downs is located at position 50.22267° latitude and -5.08509° longitude.
Latitude | 50.22267° |
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Longitude | -5.08509° |
The centre of Carnon Downs is located at the grid reference easting 180032 and northing 40407 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 180032 |
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Northing | 40407 |
Position of Carnon Downs relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Carnon Downs to the centre of the town.
Position of Carnon Downs relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Carnon Downs to the centre of the city.