Porlockford is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, six miles west of the town of Minehead, 29 miles west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 27 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 153 miles west of London. Porlockford lies four miles north of the Devon border. Porlockford falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA24 postcode district. The post town for Porlockford is Minehead.
Porlockford is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Porlockford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Porlockford is TA24 8PA.
Porlockford 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.
The post town for Porlockford is Minehead. Porlockford is in the TA24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Minehead.
The centre of Porlockford is located at position 51.21485° latitude and -3.62303° longitude.
Latitude | 51.21485° |
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Longitude | -3.62303° |
The centre of Porlockford is located at the grid reference easting 286736 and northing 147436 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 286736 |
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Northing | 147436 |
Position of Porlockford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Porlockford to the centre of the town.
Position of Porlockford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Porlockford to the centre of the city.