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Where is Porthoustock?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Porthoustock as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Porthoustock
Map showing location of Porthoustock within the UK
Location of Porthoustock within the UK

Which county is Porthoustock in?

Porthoustock is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Cornwall, and the administrative county of Cornwall.

Ceremonial CountyCornwall
Historic CountyCornwall
Administrative CountyCornwall

Where is Porthoustock in Cornwall?

Porthoustock is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.

Map showing location of Porthoustock within Cornwall
Location of Porthoustock within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Porthoustock?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Porthoustock is TR12 6QW.

Where is Porthoustock in TR12?

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.

Map showing location of Porthoustock within TR12
Location of Porthoustock within TR12

What is the post town for Porthoustock?

The post town for Porthoustock is Helston. Porthoustock is in the TR12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Porthoustock?

The centre of Porthoustock is located at position 50.056° latitude and -5.06665° longitude.

Latitude50.056°
Longitude-5.06665°

What is the easting and northing of Porthoustock?

The centre of Porthoustock is located at the grid reference easting 180586 and northing 21826 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting180586
Northing21826

What are the nearest towns to Porthoustock?

Position of Porthoustock relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthoustock to the centre of the town.

south
7m
Porthoustock is 7 miles south of Falmouth
south
8m
Porthoustock is 8 miles south of Penryn
east
10m
Porthoustock is 10 miles east of Helston
south-east
14m
Porthoustock is 14 miles south-east of Redruth
south-east
15m
Porthoustock is 15 miles south-east of Camborne
south-east
18m
Porthoustock is 18 miles south-east of Hayle
east
19m
Porthoustock is 19 miles east of Marazion
south-east
21m
Porthoustock is 21 miles south-east of St Ives
east
21m
Porthoustock is 21 miles east of Penzance
east
22m
Porthoustock is 22 miles east of Newlyn

What are the nearest cities to Porthoustock?

Position of Porthoustock relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthoustock to the centre of the city.

south
14m
Porthoustock is 14 miles south of Truro
south-west
46m
Porthoustock is 46 miles south-west of Plymouth
south-west
82m
Porthoustock is 82 miles south-west of Exeter
south-west
119m
Porthoustock is 119 miles south-west of Swansea
south
126m
Porthoustock is 126 miles south of St Davids
south-west
129m
Porthoustock is 129 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
133m
Porthoustock is 133 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
139m
Porthoustock is 139 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
145m
Porthoustock is 145 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
150m
Porthoustock is 150 miles south-west of Bath