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Where is Lydford?

Lydford is located in the county of Devon, South West England, seven miles north of the town of Tavistock, 19 miles north of the major city of Plymouth, 71 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 183 miles west of London. Lydford falls within the district council of West Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX20 postcode district.

Lydford on a map

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

Which county is Lydford in?

Lydford 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 Lydford in Devon?

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

Map showing location of Lydford within Devon
Location of Lydford within Devon

What is the postcode for Lydford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lydford is EX20 4AF.

Where is Lydford in EX20?

Lydford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EX20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lydford within EX20
Location of Lydford within EX20

What is the latitude and longitude of Lydford?

The centre of Lydford is located at position 50.64481° latitude and -4.10694° longitude.

Latitude50.64481°
Longitude-4.10694°

What is the easting and northing of Lydford?

The centre of Lydford is located at the grid reference easting 251129 and northing 84911 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting251129
Northing84911

What are the nearest towns to Lydford?

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

north
7m
Lydford is 7 miles north of Tavistock
south-west
8m
Lydford is 8 miles south-west of Okehampton
east
11m
Lydford is 11 miles east of Launceston
west
12m
Lydford is 12 miles west of Chagford
north-east
13m
Lydford is 13 miles north-east of Callington
south-west
14m
Lydford is 14 miles south-west of North Tawton
west
15m
Lydford is 15 miles west of Moretonhampstead
south-east
16m
Lydford is 16 miles south-east of Holsworthy
north
17m
Lydford is 17 miles north of Saltash
north-west
18m
Lydford is 18 miles north-west of Ashburton

What are the nearest cities to Lydford?

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

north
19m
Lydford is 19 miles north of Plymouth
west
26m
Lydford is 26 miles west of Exeter
north-east
49m
Lydford is 49 miles north-east of Truro
south
68m
Lydford is 68 miles south of Swansea
south-west
71m
Lydford is 71 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
75m
Lydford is 75 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
81m
Lydford is 81 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
86m
Lydford is 86 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
92m
Lydford is 92 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
99m
Lydford is 99 miles south-east of St Davids