GetTheData logo

Where is Porlock?

Porlock is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, five miles west of the town of Minehead, 28 miles west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 26 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 151 miles west of London. Porlock lies six miles north of the Devon border. Porlock falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA24 postcode district. The post town for Porlock is Minehead.

Porlock on a map

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

Which county is Porlock in?

Porlock is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Porlock in Somerset?

Porlock is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of Porlock within Somerset
Location of Porlock within Somerset

What is the postcode for Porlock?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Porlock is TA24 8LB.

Where is Porlock in TA24?

Porlock is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA24 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TA24 postcode district.

Map showing location of Porlock within TA24
Location of Porlock within TA24

What is the post town for Porlock?

The post town for Porlock is Minehead. Porlock is in the TA24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Minehead.

What is the latitude and longitude of Porlock?

The centre of Porlock is located at position 51.2086° latitude and -3.59598° longitude.

Latitude51.2086°
Longitude-3.59598°

What is the easting and northing of Porlock?

The centre of Porlock is located at the grid reference easting 288610 and northing 146698 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting288610
Northing146698

What are the nearest towns to Porlock?

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

west
5m
Porlock is 5 miles west of Minehead
east
10m
Porlock is 10 miles east of Lynton
west
12m
Porlock is 12 miles west of Watchet
north
12m
Porlock is 12 miles north of Dulverton
south
15m
Porlock is 15 miles south of Llantwit Major
north-east
17m
Porlock is 17 miles north-east of South Molton
north-west
17m
Porlock is 17 miles north-west of Wiveliscombe
south
19m
Porlock is 19 miles south of Cowbridge
south
19m
Porlock is 19 miles south of Porthcawl
south-west
19m
Porlock is 19 miles south-west of Barry

What are the nearest cities to Porlock?

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

south-west
26m
Porlock is 26 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-east
32m
Porlock is 32 miles south-east of Swansea
north
34m
Porlock is 34 miles north of Exeter
south-west
37m
Porlock is 37 miles south-west of Newport
west
41m
Porlock is 41 miles west of Wells
west
46m
Porlock is 46 miles west of Bristol
west
55m
Porlock is 55 miles west of Bath
north-east
63m
Porlock is 63 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-west
70m
Porlock is 70 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
74m
Porlock is 74 miles south-west of Gloucester

More Porlock data