Maxworthy is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, seven miles north-west of the town of Launceston, 28 miles north-west of the major city of Plymouth, 78 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 197 miles west of London. Maxworthy lies five miles west of the Devon border, and was historically in the county of Devon. Maxworthy falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL15 postcode district. The post town for Maxworthy is Launceston.
Maxworthy is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Cornwall.
Ceremonial County | Cornwall |
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Historic County | Devon |
Administrative County | Cornwall |
Maxworthy is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cornwall, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Maxworthy is PL15 8LY.
Maxworthy is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PL15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL15 postcode district.
The post town for Maxworthy is Launceston. Maxworthy is in the PL15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Launceston.
The centre of Maxworthy is located at position 50.70748° latitude and -4.47951° longitude.
Latitude | 50.70748° |
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Longitude | -4.47951° |
The centre of Maxworthy is located at the grid reference easting 225024 and northing 92694 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 225024 |
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Northing | 92694 |
Position of Maxworthy relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Maxworthy to the centre of the town.
Position of Maxworthy relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Maxworthy to the centre of the city.