Porthgwarra is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, six miles south of the town of St Just, 72 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 148 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 263 miles west of London. Porthgwarra falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR19 postcode district. The post town for Porthgwarra is Penzance.
Porthgwarra 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 |
Porthgwarra is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cornwall, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Porthgwarra is TR19 6JR.
Porthgwarra is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TR19 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TR19 postcode district.
The post town for Porthgwarra is Penzance. Porthgwarra is in the TR19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penzance.
The centre of Porthgwarra is located at position 50.03813° latitude and -5.67237° longitude.
Latitude | 50.03813° |
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Longitude | -5.67237° |
The centre of Porthgwarra is located at the grid reference easting 137140 and northing 21796 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 137140 |
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Northing | 21796 |
Position of Porthgwarra relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthgwarra to the centre of the town.
Position of Porthgwarra relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthgwarra to the centre of the city.