Ford is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles east of the town of Salcombe, 21 miles south-east of the major city of Plymouth, 88 miles south of Cardiff, and 179 miles south-west of London. Ford falls within the district council of South Hams, under the county council of Devon. It is in the TQ7 postcode district. The post town for Ford is Kingsbridge.
Ford 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 |
Ford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ford is TQ7 2LN.
Ford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TQ7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TQ7 postcode district.
The post town for Ford is Kingsbridge. Ford is in the TQ7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kingsbridge.
The centre of Ford is located at position 50.25239° latitude and -3.70137° longitude.
Latitude | 50.25239° |
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Longitude | -3.70137° |
The centre of Ford is located at the grid reference easting 278803 and northing 40540 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 278803 |
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Northing | 40540 |
Position of Ford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ford to the centre of the town.
Position of Ford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ford to the centre of the city.