Lake is located in the county of Devon, South West England, one mile south of the town of Barnstaple, 33 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 48 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 173 miles west of London. Lake falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX31 postcode district. The post town for Lake is Barnstaple.
Lake 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 |
Lake 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 Lake is EX31 3HU.
Lake is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX31 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX31 postcode district.
The post town for Lake is Barnstaple. Lake is in the EX31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnstaple.
The centre of Lake is located at position 51.06586° latitude and -4.06404° longitude.
Latitude | 51.06586° |
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Longitude | -4.06404° |
The centre of Lake is located at the grid reference easting 255471 and northing 131641 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 255471 |
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Northing | 131641 |
Position of Lake relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lake to the centre of the town.
Position of Lake relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lake to the centre of the city.