Kingston is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, four miles north of the town of Callington, 15 miles north-west of the major city of Plymouth, 81 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 194 miles west of London. Kingston lies roughly one mile south-west of the Devon border. Kingston falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL17 postcode district. The post town for Kingston is Callington.
Kingston is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Cornwall, and the administrative county of Cornwall.
Ceremonial County | Cornwall |
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Historic County | Cornwall |
Administrative County | Cornwall |
Kingston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cornwall, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kingston is PL17 8PQ.
Kingston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PL17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL17 postcode district.
The post town for Kingston is Callington. Kingston is in the PL17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Callington.
The centre of Kingston is located at position 50.55786° latitude and -4.31384° longitude.
Latitude | 50.55786° |
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Longitude | -4.31384° |
The centre of Kingston is located at the grid reference easting 236201 and northing 75680 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 236201 |
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Northing | 75680 |
Position of Kingston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kingston to the centre of the town.
Position of Kingston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kingston to the centre of the city.