Penwithick is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, two miles north of the town of St Austell, 28 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 104 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 218 miles west of London. Penwithick falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL26 postcode district. The post town for Penwithick is St. Austell.
Penwithick 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 |
Penwithick is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cornwall, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Penwithick is PL26 8UH.
Penwithick is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PL26 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PL26 postcode district.
The post town for Penwithick is St. Austell. Penwithick is in the PL26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of St. Austell.
The centre of Penwithick is located at position 50.37311° latitude and -4.78027° longitude.
Latitude | 50.37311° |
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Longitude | -4.78027° |
The centre of Penwithick is located at the grid reference easting 202397 and northing 56275 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 202397 |
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Northing | 56275 |
Position of Penwithick relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Penwithick to the centre of the town.
Position of Penwithick relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Penwithick to the centre of the city.