Porthallow is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, six miles south of the town of Falmouth, 47 miles south-west of the major city of Plymouth, 128 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 239 miles south-west of London. Porthallow falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR12 postcode district. The post town for Porthallow is Helston.
Porthallow 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 |
Porthallow is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Porthallow is TR12 6PW.
Porthallow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TR12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TR12 postcode district.
The post town for Porthallow is Helston. Porthallow is in the TR12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helston.
The centre of Porthallow is located at position 50.06782° latitude and -5.08037° longitude.
Latitude | 50.06782° |
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Longitude | -5.08037° |
The centre of Porthallow is located at the grid reference easting 179658 and northing 23180 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 179658 |
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Northing | 23180 |
Position of Porthallow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthallow to the centre of the town.
Position of Porthallow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthallow to the centre of the city.