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Where is Helston?

Helston is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, eight miles south of the town of Camborne, 54 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 132 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 246 miles south-west of London. Helston falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR13 postcode district. The post town for Helston is Helston.

Helston on a map

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

Which county is Helston in?

Helston is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Cornwall, and the administrative county of Cornwall.

Ceremonial CountyCornwall
Historic CountyCornwall
Administrative CountyCornwall

Where is Helston in Cornwall?

Helston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.

Map showing location of Helston within Cornwall
Location of Helston within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Helston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Helston is TR13 8SZ.

Where is Helston in TR13?

Helston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TR13 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TR13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Helston within TR13
Location of Helston within TR13

What is the post town for Helston?

The post town for Helston is Helston. Helston is in the TR13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Helston?

The centre of Helston is located at position 50.10093° latitude and -5.27447° longitude.

Latitude50.10093°
Longitude-5.27447°

What is the easting and northing of Helston?

The centre of Helston is located at the grid reference easting 165932 and northing 27452 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting165932
Northing27452

What are the nearest towns to Helston?

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

south
8m
Helston is 8 miles south of Camborne
south-east
9m
Helston is 9 miles south-east of Hayle
south-west
9m
Helston is 9 miles south-west of Penryn
east
9m
Helston is 9 miles east of Marazion
south
9m
Helston is 9 miles south of Redruth
west
10m
Helston is 10 miles west of Falmouth
east
12m
Helston is 12 miles east of Penzance
south-east
12m
Helston is 12 miles south-east of St Ives
east
12m
Helston is 12 miles east of Newlyn
east
18m
Helston is 18 miles east of St Just

What are the nearest cities to Helston?

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

south-west
15m
Helston is 15 miles south-west of Truro
west
54m
Helston is 54 miles west of Plymouth
south-west
88m
Helston is 88 miles south-west of Exeter
south-west
120m
Helston is 120 miles south-west of Swansea
south
123m
Helston is 123 miles south of St Davids
south-west
132m
Helston is 132 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
139m
Helston is 139 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
143m
Helston is 143 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
150m
Helston is 150 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
156m
Helston is 156 miles south-west of Bath

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