Porthoustock is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, seven miles south of the town of Falmouth, 46 miles south-west of the major city of Plymouth, 129 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 239 miles south-west of London. Porthoustock falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR12 postcode district. The post town for Porthoustock is Helston.
Porthoustock 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 |
Porthoustock 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 Porthoustock is TR12 6QW.
Porthoustock is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TR12 postcode district.
The post town for Porthoustock is Helston. Porthoustock is in the TR12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helston.
The centre of Porthoustock is located at position 50.056° latitude and -5.06665° longitude.
Latitude | 50.056° |
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Longitude | -5.06665° |
The centre of Porthoustock is located at the grid reference easting 180586 and northing 21826 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 180586 |
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Northing | 21826 |
Position of Porthoustock relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthoustock to the centre of the town.
Position of Porthoustock relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthoustock to the centre of the city.