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 is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.
Ceremonial County | Devon |
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Historic County | Devon |
Administrative County | Devon |
Oakford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Oakford is EX36 3HJ.
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.
The post town for Oakford is South Molton. Oakford is in the EX36 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of South Molton.
The centre of Oakford is located at position 51.05491° latitude and -3.81487° longitude.
Latitude | 51.05491° |
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Longitude | -3.81487° |
The centre of Oakford is located at the grid reference easting 272899 and northing 129964 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 272899 |
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Northing | 129964 |
Position of Oakford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Oakford to the centre of the town.
Position of Oakford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Oakford to the centre of the city.