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Where is Oakford?

Oakford is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles north of the town of South Molton, 26 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 40 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 163 miles west of London. Oakford lies four miles west of the Somerset border. Oakford falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX36 postcode district. The post town for Oakford is South Molton.

Oakford on a map

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

Which county is Oakford in?

Oakford 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 Oakford in Devon?

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

Map showing location of Oakford within Devon
Location of Oakford within Devon

What is the postcode for Oakford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Oakford is EX36 3HJ.

Where is Oakford in EX36?

Oakford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX36 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX36 postcode district.

Map showing location of Oakford within EX36
Location of Oakford within EX36

What is the post town for Oakford?

The post town for Oakford is South Molton. Oakford is in the EX36 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of South Molton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Oakford?

The centre of Oakford is located at position 51.05491° latitude and -3.81487° longitude.

Latitude51.05491°
Longitude-3.81487°

What is the easting and northing of Oakford?

The centre of Oakford is located at the grid reference easting 272899 and northing 129964 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting272899
Northing129964

What are the nearest towns to Oakford?

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

north
3m
Oakford is 3 miles north of South Molton
east
11m
Oakford is 11 miles east of Barnstaple
west
12m
Oakford is 12 miles west of Dulverton
south
12m
Oakford is 12 miles south of Lynton
north-east
16m
Oakford is 16 miles north-east of Great Torrington
south-east
17m
Oakford is 17 miles south-east of Ilfracombe
east
17m
Oakford is 17 miles east of Bideford
east
17m
Oakford is 17 miles east of Northam
north-west
18m
Oakford is 18 miles north-west of Tiverton
south-west
18m
Oakford is 18 miles south-west of Minehead

What are the nearest cities to Oakford?

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

north-west
26m
Oakford is 26 miles north-west of Exeter
south
39m
Oakford is 39 miles south of Swansea
south-west
40m
Oakford is 40 miles south-west of Cardiff
north
49m
Oakford is 49 miles north of Plymouth
south-west
51m
Oakford is 51 miles south-west of Newport
west
52m
Oakford is 52 miles west of Wells
south-west
59m
Oakford is 59 miles south-west of Bristol
west
67m
Oakford is 67 miles west of Bath
north-east
77m
Oakford is 77 miles north-east of Truro
south-west
84m
Oakford is 84 miles south-west of Hereford