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Where is Holwell?

Holwell is located in the county of Devon, South West England, five miles south-west of the town of Bideford, 39 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 60 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 185 miles west of London. Holwell lies seven miles north-east of the Cornwall border. Holwell falls within the district council of Torridge, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX39 postcode district. The post town for Holwell is Bideford.

Holwell on a map

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

Which county is Holwell in?

Holwell 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 Holwell in Devon?

Holwell is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and towards the westernmost extremity of Devon.

Map showing location of Holwell within Devon
Location of Holwell within Devon

What is the postcode for Holwell?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Holwell is EX39 5DJ.

Where is Holwell in EX39?

Holwell is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EX39 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX39 postcode district.

Map showing location of Holwell within EX39
Location of Holwell within EX39

What is the post town for Holwell?

The post town for Holwell is Bideford. Holwell is in the EX39 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bideford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Holwell?

The centre of Holwell is located at position 50.98482° latitude and -4.31298° longitude.

Latitude50.98482°
Longitude-4.31298°

What is the easting and northing of Holwell?

The centre of Holwell is located at the grid reference easting 237747 and northing 123149 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting237747
Northing123149

What are the nearest towns to Holwell?

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

south-west
5m
Holwell is 5 miles south-west of Bideford
south-west
6m
Holwell is 6 miles south-west of Northam
west
8m
Holwell is 8 miles west of Great Torrington
north
12m
Holwell is 12 miles north of Holsworthy
south-west
13m
Holwell is 13 miles south-west of Barnstaple
north-east
14m
Holwell is 14 miles north-east of Stratton
north-east
15m
Holwell is 15 miles north-east of Bude
south-west
17m
Holwell is 17 miles south-west of Ilfracombe
west
21m
Holwell is 21 miles west of South Molton
north-west
22m
Holwell is 22 miles north-west of Okehampton

What are the nearest cities to Holwell?

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

north-west
39m
Holwell is 39 miles north-west of Exeter
north
43m
Holwell is 43 miles north of Plymouth
south
47m
Holwell is 47 miles south of Swansea
north-east
60m
Holwell is 60 miles north-east of Truro
south-west
60m
Holwell is 60 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
71m
Holwell is 71 miles south-west of Newport
west
74m
Holwell is 74 miles west of Wells
south-east
74m
Holwell is 74 miles south-east of St Davids
west
81m
Holwell is 81 miles west of Bristol
west
89m
Holwell is 89 miles west of Bath