Princetown is located in the county of Devon, South West England, seven miles east of the town of Tavistock, 14 miles north-east of the major city of Plymouth, 74 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 181 miles west of London. Princetown falls within the district council of West Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the PL20 postcode district. The post town for Princetown is Yelverton.
Princetown 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 |
Princetown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Princetown is PL20 6QE.
Princetown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PL20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL20 postcode district.
The post town for Princetown is Yelverton. Princetown is in the PL20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Yelverton.
The centre of Princetown is located at position 50.54451° latitude and -3.99154° longitude.
Latitude | 50.54451° |
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Longitude | -3.99154° |
The centre of Princetown is located at the grid reference easting 258988 and northing 73532 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 258988 |
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Northing | 73532 |
Position of Princetown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Princetown to the centre of the town.
Position of Princetown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Princetown to the centre of the city.