Lake is located in the county of Devon, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Tavistock, nine miles north of the major city of Plymouth, 78 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 186 miles west of London. Lake lies five miles east of the Cornwall border. Lake falls within the district council of West Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the PL20 postcode district. The post town for Lake is Yelverton.
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 southernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lake is PL20 6NJ.
Lake is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL20 postcode district.
The post town for Lake is Yelverton. Lake is in the PL20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Yelverton.
The centre of Lake is located at position 50.49598° latitude and -4.07224° longitude.
Latitude | 50.49598° |
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Longitude | -4.07224° |
The centre of Lake is located at the grid reference easting 253120 and northing 68294 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 253120 |
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Northing | 68294 |
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.