Petton is located in the county of Devon, South West England, five miles south-west of the town of Wiveliscombe, 21 miles north of the major city of Exeter, 34 miles south of Cardiff, and 147 miles west of London. Petton lies just west of the Somerset border. Petton falls within the district council of Mid Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX16 postcode district. The post town for Petton is Tiverton.
Petton 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 |
Petton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and towards the easternmost extremity of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Petton is EX16 9BE.
Petton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EX16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EX16 postcode district.
The post town for Petton is Tiverton. Petton is in the EX16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tiverton.
The centre of Petton is located at position 51.01301° latitude and -3.41891° longitude.
Latitude | 51.01301° |
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Longitude | -3.41891° |
The centre of Petton is located at the grid reference easting 300559 and northing 124695 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 300559 |
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Northing | 124695 |
Position of Petton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Petton to the centre of the town.
Position of Petton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Petton to the centre of the city.