Gwennap is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, three miles south-east of the town of Redruth, 47 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 123 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 238 miles west of London. Gwennap falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR16 postcode district. The post town for Gwennap is Redruth.
Gwennap 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 |
Gwennap 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 Gwennap is TR16 6BD.
Gwennap is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TR16 postcode district.
The post town for Gwennap is Redruth. Gwennap is in the TR16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Redruth.
The centre of Gwennap is located at position 50.21709° latitude and -5.17138° longitude.
Latitude | 50.21709° |
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Longitude | -5.17138° |
The centre of Gwennap is located at the grid reference easting 173852 and northing 40046 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 173852 |
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Northing | 40046 |
Position of Gwennap relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gwennap to the centre of the town.
Position of Gwennap relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gwennap to the centre of the city.