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Where is Great Fossend?

Great Fossend is located in the county of Devon, South West England, five miles south-west of the town of Wellington, 18 miles north-east of the major city of Exeter, 38 miles south of Cardiff, and 144 miles west of London. Great Fossend lies roughly one mile south-west of the Somerset border. Great Fossend falls within the district council of Mid Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX16 postcode district. The post town for Great Fossend is Tiverton.

Great Fossend on a map

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

Which county is Great Fossend in?

Great Fossend 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 Great Fossend in Devon?

Great Fossend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and towards the easternmost extremity of Devon.

Map showing location of Great Fossend within Devon
Location of Great Fossend within Devon

What is the postcode for Great Fossend?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Great Fossend is EX16 7JJ.

Where is Great Fossend in EX16?

Great Fossend is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EX16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Great Fossend within EX16
Location of Great Fossend within EX16

What is the post town for Great Fossend?

The post town for Great Fossend is Tiverton. Great Fossend is in the EX16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tiverton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Great Fossend?

The centre of Great Fossend is located at position 50.94482° latitude and -3.32404° longitude.

Latitude50.94482°
Longitude-3.32404°

What is the easting and northing of Great Fossend?

The centre of Great Fossend is located at the grid reference easting 307078 and northing 116989 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting307078
Northing116989

What are the nearest towns to Great Fossend?

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

south-west
5m
Great Fossend is 5 miles south-west of Wellington
south
7m
Great Fossend is 7 miles south of Wiveliscombe
north-east
7m
Great Fossend is 7 miles north-east of Cullompton
east
8m
Great Fossend is 8 miles east of Tiverton
south-west
11m
Great Fossend is 11 miles south-west of Taunton
north-west
12m
Great Fossend is 12 miles north-west of Honiton
south-east
12m
Great Fossend is 12 miles south-east of Dulverton
north
14m
Great Fossend is 14 miles north of Ottery St Mary
south
16m
Great Fossend is 16 miles south of Watchet
west
16m
Great Fossend is 16 miles west of Chard

What are the nearest cities to Great Fossend?

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

north-east
18m
Great Fossend is 18 miles north-east of Exeter
south-west
35m
Great Fossend is 35 miles south-west of Wells
south
38m
Great Fossend is 38 miles south of Cardiff
south
47m
Great Fossend is 47 miles south of Newport
south-west
47m
Great Fossend is 47 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
52m
Great Fossend is 52 miles south-west of Bath
north-east
54m
Great Fossend is 54 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-east
54m
Great Fossend is 54 miles south-east of Swansea
west
67m
Great Fossend is 67 miles west of Salisbury
south-west
79m
Great Fossend is 79 miles south-west of Gloucester