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Where is Fordton?

Fordton is located in the county of Devon, South West England, one mile south-east of the town of Crediton, six miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 52 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 161 miles west of London. Fordton falls within the district council of Mid Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX17 postcode district. The post town for Fordton is Crediton.

Fordton on a map

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

Which county is Fordton in?

Fordton 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 Fordton in Devon?

Fordton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.

Map showing location of Fordton within Devon
Location of Fordton within Devon

What is the postcode for Fordton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Fordton is EX17 3DF.

Where is Fordton in EX17?

Fordton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EX17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EX17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Fordton within EX17
Location of Fordton within EX17

What is the post town for Fordton?

The post town for Fordton is Crediton. Fordton is in the EX17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Crediton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Fordton?

The centre of Fordton is located at position 50.78151° latitude and -3.64788° longitude.

Latitude50.78151°
Longitude-3.64788°

What is the easting and northing of Fordton?

The centre of Fordton is located at the grid reference easting 283923 and northing 99288 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting283923
Northing99288

What are the nearest towns to Fordton?

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

south-east
1m
Fordton is 1 mile south-east of Crediton
north-east
10m
Fordton is 10 miles north-east of Moretonhampstead
north-west
10m
Fordton is 10 miles north-west of Topsham
south-west
11m
Fordton is 11 miles south-west of Tiverton
east
11m
Fordton is 11 miles east of North Tawton
north-east
11m
Fordton is 11 miles north-east of Chagford
south-west
12m
Fordton is 12 miles south-west of Cullompton
north
12m
Fordton is 12 miles north of Chudleigh
north
13m
Fordton is 13 miles north of Bovey Tracey
north-west
15m
Fordton is 15 miles north-west of Exmouth

What are the nearest cities to Fordton?

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

north-west
6m
Fordton is 6 miles north-west of Exeter
north-east
36m
Fordton is 36 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-west
52m
Fordton is 52 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
53m
Fordton is 53 miles south-west of Wells
south
59m
Fordton is 59 miles south of Swansea
south-west
63m
Fordton is 63 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
65m
Fordton is 65 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
70m
Fordton is 70 miles south-west of Bath
north-east
71m
Fordton is 71 miles north-east of Truro
west
83m
Fordton is 83 miles west of Salisbury