Lizard is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, ten miles south of the town of Helston, 55 miles south-west of the major city of Plymouth, 137 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 247 miles south-west of London. Lizard falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR12 postcode district. The post town for Lizard is Helston.
Lizard 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 |
Lizard is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lizard is TR12 7NH.
Lizard is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TR12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TR12 postcode district.
The post town for Lizard is Helston. Lizard is in the TR12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helston.
The centre of Lizard is located at position 49.96884° latitude and -5.20357° longitude.
Latitude | 49.96884° |
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Longitude | -5.20357° |
The centre of Lizard is located at the grid reference easting 170371 and northing 12548 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 170371 |
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Northing | 12548 |
Position of Lizard relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lizard to the centre of the town.
Position of Lizard relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lizard to the centre of the city.