Penryn is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, two miles north-west of the town of Falmouth, 45 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 124 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 237 miles south-west of London. Penryn falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR10 postcode district. The post town for Penryn is Penryn.
Penryn 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 |
Penryn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Penryn is TR10 8LT.
Penryn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TR10 postcode district.
The post town for Penryn is Penryn. Penryn is in the TR10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penryn.
The centre of Penryn is located at position 50.16821° latitude and -5.10309° longitude.
Latitude | 50.16821° |
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Longitude | -5.10309° |
The centre of Penryn is located at the grid reference easting 178497 and northing 34406 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 178497 |
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Northing | 34406 |
Position of Penryn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Penryn to the centre of the town.
Position of Penryn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Penryn to the centre of the city.