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Where is East Down?

East Down is located in the county of Devon, South West England, six miles north-east of the town of Barnstaple, 32 miles south of the major city of Swansea, 42 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 169 miles west of London. East Down 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 East Down is Barnstaple.

East Down on a map

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

Which county is East Down in?

East Down 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 East Down in Devon?

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

Map showing location of East Down within Devon
Location of East Down within Devon

What is the postcode for East Down?

The nearest postcode to the centre of East Down is EX31 4LY.

Where is East Down in EX31?

East Down 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 East Down within EX31
Location of East Down within EX31

What is the post town for East Down?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of East Down?

The centre of East Down is located at position 51.1592° latitude and -4.0005° longitude.

Latitude51.1592°
Longitude-4.0005°

What is the easting and northing of East Down?

The centre of East Down is located at the grid reference easting 260205 and northing 141897 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting260205
Northing141897

What are the nearest towns to East Down?

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

north-east
6m
East Down is 6 miles north-east of Barnstaple
south-east
6m
East Down is 6 miles south-east of Ilfracombe
south-west
9m
East Down is 9 miles south-west of Lynton
north-west
12m
East Down is 12 miles north-west of South Molton
north-east
12m
East Down is 12 miles north-east of Northam
north-east
13m
East Down is 13 miles north-east of Bideford
north-east
16m
East Down is 16 miles north-east of Great Torrington
north-west
21m
East Down is 21 miles north-west of Dulverton
west
23m
East Down is 23 miles west of Minehead
north
25m
East Down is 25 miles north of North Tawton

What are the nearest cities to East Down?

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

south
32m
East Down is 32 miles south of Swansea
north-west
36m
East Down is 36 miles north-west of Exeter
south-west
42m
East Down is 42 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
53m
East Down is 53 miles south-west of Newport
north
55m
East Down is 55 miles north of Plymouth
west
59m
East Down is 59 miles west of Wells
west
64m
East Down is 64 miles west of Bristol
west
73m
East Down is 73 miles west of Bath
south-east
74m
East Down is 74 miles south-east of St Davids
north-east
77m
East Down is 77 miles north-east of Truro