Rackenford is located in the county of Devon, South West England, seven miles south-west of the town of Dulverton, 17 miles north of the major city of Exeter, 42 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 157 miles west of London. Rackenford lies four miles west of the Somerset border. Rackenford falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX16 postcode district. The post town for Rackenford is Tiverton.
Rackenford 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 |
Rackenford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rackenford is EX16 8DT.
Rackenford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX16 postcode district.
The post town for Rackenford is Tiverton. Rackenford is in the EX16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tiverton.
The centre of Rackenford is located at position 50.95234° latitude and -3.63844° longitude.
Latitude | 50.95234° |
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Longitude | -3.63844° |
The centre of Rackenford is located at the grid reference easting 285010 and northing 118269 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 285010 |
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Northing | 118269 |
Position of Rackenford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rackenford to the centre of the town.
Position of Rackenford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rackenford to the centre of the city.