Knowstone is located in the county of Devon, South West England, six miles south-west of the town of Dulverton, 20 miles north of the major city of Exeter, 40 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 158 miles west of London. Knowstone lies three miles west of the Somerset border. Knowstone falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX36 postcode district. The post town for Knowstone is South Molton.
Knowstone 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 |
Knowstone is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Knowstone is EX36 4RY.
Knowstone is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EX36 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EX36 postcode district.
The post town for Knowstone is South Molton. Knowstone is in the EX36 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of South Molton.
The centre of Knowstone is located at position 50.99495° latitude and -3.67345° longitude.
Latitude | 50.99495° |
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Longitude | -3.67345° |
The centre of Knowstone is located at the grid reference easting 282658 and northing 123062 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 282658 |
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Northing | 123062 |
Position of Knowstone relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Knowstone to the centre of the town.
Position of Knowstone relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Knowstone to the centre of the city.