Shirwell is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles north-east of the town of Barnstaple, 34 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 44 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 170 miles west of London. Shirwell falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX31 postcode district. The post town for Shirwell is Barnstaple.
Shirwell 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 |
Shirwell 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 Shirwell is EX31 4FB.
Shirwell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX31 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX31 postcode district.
The post town for Shirwell is Barnstaple. Shirwell is in the EX31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnstaple.
The centre of Shirwell is located at position 51.11841° latitude and -4.00563° longitude.
Latitude | 51.11841° |
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Longitude | -4.00563° |
The centre of Shirwell is located at the grid reference easting 259723 and northing 137371 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 259723 |
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Northing | 137371 |
Position of Shirwell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shirwell to the centre of the town.
Position of Shirwell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shirwell to the centre of the city.