Horndon is located in the county of Devon, South West England, four miles north-east of the town of Tavistock, 16 miles north of the major city of Plymouth, 73 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 184 miles west of London. Horndon lies seven miles east of the Cornwall border. Horndon falls within the district council of West Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the PL19 postcode district. The post town for Horndon is Tavistock.
Horndon 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 |
Horndon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Horndon is PL19 9NQ.
Horndon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PL19 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PL19 postcode district.
The post town for Horndon is Tavistock. Horndon is in the PL19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tavistock.
The centre of Horndon is located at position 50.60117° latitude and -4.09196° longitude.
Latitude | 50.60117° |
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Longitude | -4.09196° |
The centre of Horndon is located at the grid reference easting 252051 and northing 80028 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 252051 |
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Northing | 80028 |
Position of Horndon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Horndon to the centre of the town.
Position of Horndon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Horndon to the centre of the city.