Hellescott is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, four miles north-west of the town of Launceston, 24 miles north-west of the major city of Plymouth, 78 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 196 miles west of London. Hellescott lies three miles west of the Devon border, and was historically in the county of Devon. Hellescott falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL15 postcode district. The post town for Hellescott is Launceston.
Hellescott is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Cornwall.
Ceremonial County | Cornwall |
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Historic County | Devon |
Administrative County | Cornwall |
Hellescott is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cornwall, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hellescott is PL15 8LL.
Hellescott is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PL15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL15 postcode district.
The post town for Hellescott is Launceston. Hellescott is in the PL15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Launceston.
The centre of Hellescott is located at position 50.67193° latitude and -4.43194° longitude.
Latitude | 50.67193° |
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Longitude | -4.43194° |
The centre of Hellescott is located at the grid reference easting 228253 and northing 88629 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 228253 |
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Northing | 88629 |
Position of Hellescott relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hellescott to the centre of the town.
Position of Hellescott relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hellescott to the centre of the city.