Parracombe is located in the county of Devon, South West England, four miles south-west of the town of Lynton, 30 miles south of the major city of Swansea, 37 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 165 miles west of London. Parracombe lies three miles west of the Somerset border. Parracombe falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX31 postcode district. The post town for Parracombe is Barnstaple.
Parracombe 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 |
Parracombe 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 Parracombe is EX31 4QH.
Parracombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EX31 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EX31 postcode district.
The post town for Parracombe is Barnstaple. Parracombe is in the EX31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnstaple.
The centre of Parracombe is located at position 51.18841° latitude and -3.90517° longitude.
Latitude | 51.18841° |
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Longitude | -3.90517° |
The centre of Parracombe is located at the grid reference easting 266955 and northing 144969 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 266955 |
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Northing | 144969 |
Position of Parracombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Parracombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Parracombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Parracombe to the centre of the city.