Sherford is located in the county of Devon, South West England, five miles east of the major city of Plymouth, 86 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 188 miles south-west of London. Sherford lies six miles east of the Cornwall border. Sherford falls within the district council of South Hams, under the county council of Devon. It is in the PL9 postcode district. The post town for Sherford is Plymouth.
Sherford 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 |
Sherford 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 Sherford is PL9 8WL.
Sherford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PL9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PL9 postcode district.
The post town for Sherford is Plymouth. Sherford is in the PL9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Plymouth.
The centre of Sherford is located at position 50.36785° latitude and -4.03951° longitude.
Latitude | 50.36785° |
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Longitude | -4.03951° |
The centre of Sherford is located at the grid reference easting 255050 and northing 53983 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 255050 |
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Northing | 53983 |
Position of Sherford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sherford to the centre of the town.
Position of Sherford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sherford to the centre of the city.