Higher Rocombe is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles north of the town of Torquay, 15 miles south of the major city of Exeter, 69 miles south of Cardiff, and 164 miles south-west of London. Higher Rocombe falls within the district council of Teignbridge, under the county council of Devon. It is in the TQ1 postcode district. The post town for Higher Rocombe is Torquay.
Higher Rocombe is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.
Ceremonial County | Devon |
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Historic County | Devon |
Administrative County | Devon |
Higher Rocombe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Higher Rocombe is TQ12 4QL.
Higher Rocombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TQ1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TQ1 postcode district.
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The post town for Higher Rocombe is Torquay. Higher Rocombe is in the TQ1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Torquay.
The centre of Higher Rocombe is located at position 50.509° latitude and -3.5351° longitude.
Latitude | 50.509° |
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Longitude | -3.5351° |
The centre of Higher Rocombe is located at the grid reference easting 291245 and northing 68815 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 291245 |
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Northing | 68815 |
Position of Higher Rocombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Higher Rocombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Higher Rocombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Higher Rocombe to the centre of the city.