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Where is Dean?

Dean is located in the county of Devon, South West England, six miles south-west of the town of Lynton, 30 miles south of the major city of Swansea, 39 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 167 miles west of London. Dean lies five miles west of the Somerset border. Dean falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX31 postcode district. The post town for Dean is Barnstaple.

Dean on a map

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

Which county is Dean in?

Dean 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 Dean in Devon?

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

Map showing location of Dean within Devon
Location of Dean within Devon

What is the postcode for Dean?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dean is EX31 4PJ.

Where is Dean in EX31?

Dean is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EX31 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dean within EX31
Location of Dean within EX31

What is the post town for Dean?

The post town for Dean is Barnstaple. Dean is in the EX31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnstaple.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dean?

The centre of Dean is located at position 51.18999° latitude and -3.9621° longitude.

Latitude51.18999°
Longitude-3.9621°

What is the easting and northing of Dean?

The centre of Dean is located at the grid reference easting 262982 and northing 145249 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting262982
Northing145249

What are the nearest towns to Dean?

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

south-west
6m
Dean is 6 miles south-west of Lynton
east
7m
Dean is 7 miles east of Ilfracombe
north-east
9m
Dean is 9 miles north-east of Barnstaple
north-west
13m
Dean is 13 miles north-west of South Molton
north-east
15m
Dean is 15 miles north-east of Northam
north-east
16m
Dean is 16 miles north-east of Bideford
north-east
18m
Dean is 18 miles north-east of Great Torrington
north-west
21m
Dean is 21 miles north-west of Dulverton
west
21m
Dean is 21 miles west of Minehead
south-west
23m
Dean is 23 miles south-west of Porthcawl

What are the nearest cities to Dean?

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

south
30m
Dean is 30 miles south of Swansea
north-west
37m
Dean is 37 miles north-west of Exeter
south-west
39m
Dean is 39 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
50m
Dean is 50 miles south-west of Newport
west
57m
Dean is 57 miles west of Wells
north
57m
Dean is 57 miles north of Plymouth
west
62m
Dean is 62 miles west of Bristol
west
71m
Dean is 71 miles west of Bath
south-east
74m
Dean is 74 miles south-east of St Davids
north-east
80m
Dean is 80 miles north-east of Truro