Padstow is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, five miles north-west of the town of Wadebridge, 37 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 101 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 220 miles west of London. Padstow falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL28 postcode district. The post town for Padstow is Padstow.
Padstow 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 |
Padstow 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 Padstow is PL28 8AD.
Padstow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PL28 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PL28 postcode district.
The post town for Padstow is Padstow. Padstow is in the PL28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Padstow.
The centre of Padstow is located at position 50.54177° latitude and -4.94071° longitude.
Latitude | 50.54177° |
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Longitude | -4.94071° |
The centre of Padstow is located at the grid reference easting 191734 and northing 75464 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 191734 |
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Northing | 75464 |
Position of Padstow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Padstow to the centre of the town.
Position of Padstow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Padstow to the centre of the city.