Prescott is located in the county of Devon, South West England, five miles south-west of the town of Wellington, 17 miles north-east of the major city of Exeter, 39 miles south of Cardiff, and 144 miles west of London. Prescott lies two miles south-west of the Somerset border. Prescott falls within the district council of Mid Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX15 postcode district. The post town for Prescott is Cullompton.
Prescott is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.
Ceremonial County | Devon |
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Historic County | Devon |
Administrative County | Devon |
Prescott is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and towards the easternmost extremity of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Prescott is EX15 3BA.
Prescott is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EX15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX15 postcode district.
The post town for Prescott is Cullompton. Prescott is in the EX15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cullompton.
The centre of Prescott is located at position 50.9209° latitude and -3.29856° longitude.
Latitude | 50.9209° |
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Longitude | -3.29856° |
The centre of Prescott is located at the grid reference easting 308821 and northing 114297 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 308821 |
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Northing | 114297 |
Position of Prescott relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Prescott to the centre of the town.
Position of Prescott relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Prescott to the centre of the city.