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Where is Holywell?

Holywell is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, three miles south-west of the town of Newquay, 44 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 114 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 232 miles west of London. Holywell falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR8 postcode district. The post town for Holywell is Newquay.

Holywell on a map

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

Which county is Holywell in?

Holywell 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 Holywell in Cornwall?

Holywell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.

Map showing location of Holywell within Cornwall
Location of Holywell within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Holywell?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Holywell is TR8 5PP.

Where is Holywell in TR8?

Holywell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TR8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Holywell within TR8
Location of Holywell within TR8

What is the post town for Holywell?

The post town for Holywell is Newquay. Holywell is in the TR8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newquay.

What is the latitude and longitude of Holywell?

The centre of Holywell is located at position 50.38604° latitude and -5.13934° longitude.

Latitude50.38604°
Longitude-5.13934°

What is the easting and northing of Holywell?

The centre of Holywell is located at the grid reference easting 176930 and northing 58730 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting176930
Northing58730

What are the nearest towns to Holywell?

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

south-west
3m
Holywell is 3 miles south-west of Newquay
west
9m
Holywell is 9 miles west of St Columb Major
north
11m
Holywell is 11 miles north of Redruth
north-east
14m
Holywell is 14 miles north-east of Camborne
south-west
14m
Holywell is 14 miles south-west of Padstow
north
15m
Holywell is 15 miles north of Penryn
west
16m
Holywell is 16 miles west of St Austell
south-west
16m
Holywell is 16 miles south-west of Wadebridge
north
16m
Holywell is 16 miles north of Falmouth
north-east
19m
Holywell is 19 miles north-east of Hayle

What are the nearest cities to Holywell?

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

north
9m
Holywell is 9 miles north of Truro
west
44m
Holywell is 44 miles west of Plymouth
west
74m
Holywell is 74 miles west of Exeter
south-west
100m
Holywell is 100 miles south-west of Swansea
south
104m
Holywell is 104 miles south of St Davids
south-west
114m
Holywell is 114 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
123m
Holywell is 123 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
125m
Holywell is 125 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
133m
Holywell is 133 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
140m
Holywell is 140 miles south-west of Bath