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Where is Forda?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Forda in?

Forda 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 Forda in Devon?

Forda is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and towards the westernmost extremity of Devon.

Map showing location of Forda within Devon
Location of Forda within Devon

What is the postcode for Forda?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Forda is PL16 0HX.

Where is Forda in PL16?

Forda is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PL16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Forda within PL16
Location of Forda within PL16

What is the post town for Forda?

The post town for Forda is Lifton. Forda is in the PL16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lifton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Forda?

The centre of Forda is located at position 50.61895° latitude and -4.21139° longitude.

Latitude50.61895°
Longitude-4.21139°

What is the easting and northing of Forda?

The centre of Forda is located at the grid reference easting 243659 and northing 82250 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting243659
Northing82250

What are the nearest towns to Forda?

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

north-west
6m
Forda is 6 miles north-west of Tavistock
east
7m
Forda is 7 miles east of Launceston
north-east
9m
Forda is 9 miles north-east of Callington
south-west
12m
Forda is 12 miles south-west of Okehampton
north
15m
Forda is 15 miles north of Saltash
south-east
15m
Forda is 15 miles south-east of Holsworthy
north-east
16m
Forda is 16 miles north-east of Liskeard
west
17m
Forda is 17 miles west of Chagford
north
17m
Forda is 17 miles north of Torpoint
south-west
19m
Forda is 19 miles south-west of North Tawton

What are the nearest cities to Forda?

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

north
17m
Forda is 17 miles north of Plymouth
west
31m
Forda is 31 miles west of Exeter
north-east
44m
Forda is 44 miles north-east of Truro
south
70m
Forda is 70 miles south of Swansea
south-west
75m
Forda is 75 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
80m
Forda is 80 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
85m
Forda is 85 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
91m
Forda is 91 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
97m
Forda is 97 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
99m
Forda is 99 miles south-east of St Davids