Newquay is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, six miles west of the town of St Columb Major, 42 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 111 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 229 miles west of London. Newquay falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR7 postcode district. The post town for Newquay is Newquay.
Newquay 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 |
Newquay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Newquay is TR7 1DL.
Newquay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TR7 postcode district.
The post town for Newquay is Newquay. Newquay is in the TR7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newquay.
The centre of Newquay is located at position 50.4136° latitude and -5.08215° longitude.
Latitude | 50.4136° |
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Longitude | -5.08215° |
The centre of Newquay is located at the grid reference easting 181122 and northing 61623 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 181122 |
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Northing | 61623 |
Position of Newquay relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Newquay to the centre of the town.
Position of Newquay relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Newquay to the centre of the city.