Polyphant is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, five miles west of the town of Launceston, 22 miles north-west of the major city of Plymouth, 82 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 199 miles west of London. Polyphant lies six miles west of the Devon border. Polyphant falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL15 postcode district. The post town for Polyphant is Launceston.
Polyphant 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 |
Polyphant is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cornwall, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Polyphant is PL15 7PS.
Polyphant is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PL15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL15 postcode district.
The post town for Polyphant is Launceston. Polyphant is in the PL15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Launceston.
The centre of Polyphant is located at position 50.6118° latitude and -4.45752° longitude.
Latitude | 50.6118° |
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Longitude | -4.45752° |
The centre of Polyphant is located at the grid reference easting 226223 and northing 82005 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 226223 |
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Northing | 82005 |
Position of Polyphant relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Polyphant to the centre of the town.
Position of Polyphant relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Polyphant to the centre of the city.