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Where is Plymouth?

Plymouth is located in the county of Devon, South West England, two miles east of the town of Torpoint, 88 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 192 miles south-west of London. Plymouth lies two miles east of the Cornwall border. Plymouth falls within the unitary authority of City of Plymouth. It is in the PL1 postcode district. The post town for Plymouth is Plymouth.

Plymouth on a map

Map showing extent of Plymouth as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Plymouth
Map showing location of Plymouth within the UK
Location of Plymouth within the UK

Which county is Plymouth in?

Plymouth is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of City of Plymouth.

Ceremonial CountyDevon
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyCity of Plymouth

Where is Plymouth in Devon?

Plymouth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Devon, and towards the westernmost extremity of Devon.

Map showing location of Plymouth within Devon
Location of Plymouth within Devon

What is the postcode for Plymouth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Plymouth is PL1 1DY.

Where is Plymouth in PL1?

Plymouth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PL1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PL1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Plymouth within PL1
Location of Plymouth within PL1

What is the post town for Plymouth?

The post town for Plymouth is Plymouth. Plymouth is in the PL1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Plymouth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Plymouth?

The centre of Plymouth is located at position 50.37002° latitude and -4.14207° longitude.

Latitude50.37002°
Longitude-4.14207°

What is the easting and northing of Plymouth?

The centre of Plymouth is located at the grid reference easting 247764 and northing 54429 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting247764
Northing54429

What are the nearest towns to Plymouth?

Position of Plymouth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Plymouth to the centre of the town.

east
2m
Plymouth is 2 miles east of Torpoint
south-east
4m
Plymouth is 4 miles south-east of Saltash
west
5m
Plymouth is 5 miles west of Sherford
west
10m
Plymouth is 10 miles west of Ivybridge
south-east
12m
Plymouth is 12 miles south-east of Callington
south
12m
Plymouth is 12 miles south of Tavistock
east
14m
Plymouth is 14 miles east of Looe
south-east
15m
Plymouth is 15 miles south-east of Liskeard
west
17m
Plymouth is 17 miles west of Kingsbridge
south-west
18m
Plymouth is 18 miles south-west of Buckfastleigh

What are the nearest cities to Plymouth?

Position of Plymouth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Plymouth to the centre of the city.

south-west
36m
Plymouth is 36 miles south-west of Exeter
east
41m
Plymouth is 41 miles east of Truro
south
87m
Plymouth is 87 miles south of Swansea
south-west
87m
Plymouth is 87 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
88m
Plymouth is 88 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
98m
Plymouth is 98 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
101m
Plymouth is 101 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
105m
Plymouth is 105 miles south-west of Bath
south-west
114m
Plymouth is 114 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
115m
Plymouth is 115 miles south-east of St Davids

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