Longcross is located in the county of Devon, South West England, four miles north-west of the town of Tavistock, 16 miles north of the major city of Plymouth, 76 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 189 miles west of London. Longcross lies three miles north-east of the Cornwall border. Longcross falls within the district council of West Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the PL19 postcode district. The post town for Longcross is Tavistock.
Longcross 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 |
Longcross is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and towards the westernmost extremity of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Longcross is PL19 0PY.
Longcross is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PL19 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL19 postcode district.
The post town for Longcross is Tavistock. Longcross is in the PL19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tavistock.
The centre of Longcross is located at position 50.59263° latitude and -4.21119° longitude.
Latitude | 50.59263° |
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Longitude | -4.21119° |
The centre of Longcross is located at the grid reference easting 243586 and northing 79323 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 243586 |
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Northing | 79323 |
Position of Longcross relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Longcross to the centre of the town.
Position of Longcross relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Longcross to the centre of the city.