Forda is located in the county of Devon, South West England, six miles north-west of the town of Tavistock, 17 miles north of the major city of Plymouth, 75 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 188 miles west of London. Forda lies four miles north-east of the Cornwall border. Forda falls within the district council of West Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the PL16 postcode district. The post town for Forda is Lifton.
Forda 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 |
Forda is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and towards the westernmost extremity of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Forda is PL16 0HX.
Forda is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PL16 postcode district.
The post town for Forda is Lifton. Forda is in the PL16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lifton.
The centre of Forda is located at position 50.61895° latitude and -4.21139° longitude.
Latitude | 50.61895° |
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Longitude | -4.21139° |
The centre of Forda is located at the grid reference easting 243659 and northing 82250 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 243659 |
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Northing | 82250 |
Position of Forda relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Forda to the centre of the town.
Position of Forda relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Forda to the centre of the city.