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Where is Drift?

Drift is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, one mile west of the town of Newlyn, 67 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 142 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 258 miles west of London. Drift falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR19 postcode district. The post town for Drift is Penzance.

Drift on a map

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

Which county is Drift in?

Drift is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Cornwall, and the administrative county of Cornwall.

Ceremonial CountyCornwall
Historic CountyCornwall
Administrative CountyCornwall

Where is Drift in Cornwall?

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

Map showing location of Drift within Cornwall
Location of Drift within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Drift?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Drift is TR19 6AD.

Where is Drift in TR19?

Drift is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR19 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TR19 postcode district.

Map showing location of Drift within TR19
Location of Drift within TR19

What is the post town for Drift?

The post town for Drift is Penzance. Drift is in the TR19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penzance.

What is the latitude and longitude of Drift?

The centre of Drift is located at position 50.10172° latitude and -5.58283° longitude.

Latitude50.10172°
Longitude-5.58283°

What is the easting and northing of Drift?

The centre of Drift is located at the grid reference easting 143889 and northing 28553 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting143889
Northing28553

What are the nearest towns to Drift?

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

west
1m
Drift is 1 mile west of Newlyn
south-west
2m
Drift is 2 miles south-west of Penzance
south-east
5m
Drift is 5 miles south-east of St Just
west
5m
Drift is 5 miles west of Marazion
south-west
9m
Drift is 9 miles south-west of St Ives
south-west
9m
Drift is 9 miles south-west of Hayle
west
14m
Drift is 14 miles west of Helston
south-west
15m
Drift is 15 miles south-west of Camborne
south-west
18m
Drift is 18 miles south-west of Redruth
west
22m
Drift is 22 miles west of Penryn

What are the nearest cities to Drift?

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

south-west
26m
Drift is 26 miles south-west of Truro
west
67m
Drift is 67 miles west of Plymouth
south-west
100m
Drift is 100 miles south-west of Exeter
south
124m
Drift is 124 miles south of St Davids
south-west
127m
Drift is 127 miles south-west of Swansea
south-west
142m
Drift is 142 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
150m
Drift is 150 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
153m
Drift is 153 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
161m
Drift is 161 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
167m
Drift is 167 miles south-west of Bath