Porcupine is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, one mile north-east of the town of St Blazey, 25 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 102 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 215 miles west of London. Porcupine falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL24 postcode district. The post town for Porcupine is Par.
Porcupine 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 |
Porcupine 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 Porcupine is PL24 2GB.
Porcupine is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PL24 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL24 postcode district.
The post town for Porcupine is Par. Porcupine is in the PL24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Par.
The centre of Porcupine is located at position 50.37032° latitude and -4.70439° longitude.
Latitude | 50.37032° |
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Longitude | -4.70439° |
The centre of Porcupine is located at the grid reference easting 207781 and northing 55766 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 207781 |
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Northing | 55766 |
Position of Porcupine relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Porcupine to the centre of the town.
Position of Porcupine relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Porcupine to the centre of the city.