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Where is Lifton?

Lifton is located in the county of Devon, South West England, four miles east of the town of Launceston, 20 miles north of the major city of Plymouth, 75 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 191 miles west of London. Lifton lies roughly one mile north-east of the Cornwall border. Lifton falls within the district council of West Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the PL16 postcode district. The post town for Lifton is Lifton.

Lifton on a map

Map showing extent of Lifton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Lifton
Map showing location of Lifton within the UK
Location of Lifton within the UK

Which county is Lifton in?

Lifton is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.

Ceremonial CountyDevon
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyDevon

Where is Lifton in Devon?

Lifton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and towards the westernmost extremity of Devon.

Map showing location of Lifton within Devon
Location of Lifton within Devon

What is the postcode for Lifton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lifton is PL16 0AA.

Where is Lifton in PL16?

Lifton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PL16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lifton within PL16
Location of Lifton within PL16

What is the post town for Lifton?

The post town for Lifton is Lifton. Lifton is in the PL16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lifton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lifton?

The centre of Lifton is located at position 50.64321° latitude and -4.28219° longitude.

Latitude50.64321°
Longitude-4.28219°

What is the easting and northing of Lifton?

The centre of Lifton is located at the grid reference easting 238734 and northing 85100 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting238734
Northing85100

What are the nearest towns to Lifton?

Position of Lifton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lifton to the centre of the town.

east
4m
Lifton is 4 miles east of Launceston
north-west
9m
Lifton is 9 miles north-west of Tavistock
north
10m
Lifton is 10 miles north of Callington
south
12m
Lifton is 12 miles south of Holsworthy
south-west
14m
Lifton is 14 miles south-west of Okehampton
north-east
15m
Lifton is 15 miles north-east of Liskeard
south-east
16m
Lifton is 16 miles south-east of Stratton
north
17m
Lifton is 17 miles north of Saltash
south-east
17m
Lifton is 17 miles south-east of Bude
east
17m
Lifton is 17 miles east of Camelford

What are the nearest cities to Lifton?

Position of Lifton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lifton to the centre of the city.

north
20m
Lifton is 20 miles north of Plymouth
west
33m
Lifton is 33 miles west of Exeter
north-east
43m
Lifton is 43 miles north-east of Truro
south
69m
Lifton is 69 miles south of Swansea
south-west
75m
Lifton is 75 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
81m
Lifton is 81 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
86m
Lifton is 86 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
92m
Lifton is 92 miles south-west of Bristol
south-east
96m
Lifton is 96 miles south-east of St Davids
south-west
98m
Lifton is 98 miles south-west of Bath