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 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 |
Drift 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 Drift is TR19 6AD.
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.
The post town for Drift is Penzance. Drift is in the TR19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penzance.
The centre of Drift is located at position 50.10172° latitude and -5.58283° longitude.
Latitude | 50.10172° |
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Longitude | -5.58283° |
The centre of Drift is located at the grid reference easting 143889 and northing 28553 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 143889 |
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Northing | 28553 |
Position of Drift relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Drift to the centre of the town.
Position of Drift relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Drift to the centre of the city.