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 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 |
Dean is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dean is EX31 4PJ.
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.
The post town for Dean is Barnstaple. Dean is in the EX31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnstaple.
The centre of Dean is located at position 51.18999° latitude and -3.9621° longitude.
Latitude | 51.18999° |
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Longitude | -3.9621° |
The centre of Dean is located at the grid reference easting 262982 and northing 145249 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 262982 |
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Northing | 145249 |
Position of Dean relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dean to the centre of the town.
Position of Dean relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dean to the centre of the city.