Gillan is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, five miles south of the town of Falmouth, 47 miles south-west of the major city of Plymouth, 128 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 239 miles south-west of London. Gillan falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR12 postcode district. The post town for Gillan is Helston.
Gillan is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Cornwall, and the administrative county of Cornwall.
Ceremonial County | Cornwall |
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Historic County | Cornwall |
Administrative County | Cornwall |
Gillan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Gillan is TR12 6HG.
Gillan is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TR12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TR12 postcode district.
The post town for Gillan is Helston. Gillan is in the TR12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helston.
The centre of Gillan is located at position 50.08377° latitude and -5.09784° longitude.
Latitude | 50.08377° |
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Longitude | -5.09784° |
The centre of Gillan is located at the grid reference easting 178482 and northing 25004 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 178482 |
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Northing | 25004 |
Position of Gillan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gillan to the centre of the town.
Position of Gillan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gillan to the centre of the city.