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Where is Merton?

Merton is located in the county of Devon, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Great Torrington, 27 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 57 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 178 miles west of London. Merton falls within the district council of Torridge, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX20 postcode district.

Merton on a map

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

Which county is Merton in?

Merton 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 Merton in Devon?

Merton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.

Map showing location of Merton within Devon
Location of Merton within Devon

What is the postcode for Merton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Merton is EX20 3EW.

Where is Merton in EX20?

Merton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EX20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Merton within EX20
Location of Merton within EX20

What is the latitude and longitude of Merton?

The centre of Merton is located at position 50.8896° latitude and -4.09595° longitude.

Latitude50.8896°
Longitude-4.09595°

What is the easting and northing of Merton?

The centre of Merton is located at the grid reference easting 252678 and northing 112106 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting252678
Northing112106

What are the nearest towns to Merton?

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

south-east
5m
Merton is 5 miles south-east of Great Torrington
south-east
10m
Merton is 10 miles south-east of Bideford
north-west
11m
Merton is 11 miles north-west of North Tawton
north
11m
Merton is 11 miles north of Okehampton
south-east
12m
Merton is 12 miles south-east of Northam
north-east
13m
Merton is 13 miles north-east of Holsworthy
south
13m
Merton is 13 miles south of Barnstaple
south-west
14m
Merton is 14 miles south-west of South Molton
north-west
19m
Merton is 19 miles north-west of Chagford
east
19m
Merton is 19 miles east of Stratton

What are the nearest cities to Merton?

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

north-west
27m
Merton is 27 miles north-west of Exeter
north
36m
Merton is 36 miles north of Plymouth
south
51m
Merton is 51 miles south of Swansea
south-west
57m
Merton is 57 miles south-west of Cardiff
north-east
60m
Merton is 60 miles north-east of Truro
west
67m
Merton is 67 miles west of Wells
south-west
68m
Merton is 68 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
76m
Merton is 76 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
83m
Merton is 83 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
85m
Merton is 85 miles south-east of St Davids