Porthleven is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, two miles south-west of the town of Helston, 56 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 134 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 248 miles south-west of London. Porthleven falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR13 postcode district. The post town for Porthleven is Helston.
Porthleven 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 |
Porthleven 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 Porthleven is TR13 9HN.
Porthleven is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TR13 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TR13 postcode district.
The post town for Porthleven is Helston. Porthleven is in the TR13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helston.
The centre of Porthleven is located at position 50.08635° latitude and -5.31507° longitude.
Latitude | 50.08635° |
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Longitude | -5.31507° |
The centre of Porthleven is located at the grid reference easting 162957 and northing 25959 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 162957 |
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Northing | 25959 |
Position of Porthleven relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthleven to the centre of the town.
Position of Porthleven relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthleven to the centre of the city.