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Where is South Tawton?

South Tawton is located in the county of Devon, South West England, four miles east of the town of Okehampton, 17 miles west of the major city of Exeter, 61 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 173 miles west of London. South Tawton falls within the district council of West Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX20 postcode district.

South Tawton on a map

Map showing extent of South Tawton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of South Tawton
Map showing location of South Tawton within the UK
Location of South Tawton within the UK

Which county is South Tawton in?

South Tawton is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.

Ceremonial CountyDevon
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyDevon

Where is South Tawton in Devon?

South Tawton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.

Map showing location of South Tawton within Devon
Location of South Tawton within Devon

What is the postcode for South Tawton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of South Tawton is EX20 2LL.

Where is South Tawton in EX20?

South Tawton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX20 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EX20 postcode district.

Map showing location of South Tawton within EX20
Location of South Tawton within EX20

What is the latitude and longitude of South Tawton?

The centre of South Tawton is located at position 50.73401° latitude and -3.90861° longitude.

Latitude50.73401°
Longitude-3.90861°

What is the easting and northing of South Tawton?

The centre of South Tawton is located at the grid reference easting 265407 and northing 94448 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting265407
Northing94448

What are the nearest towns to South Tawton?

Position of South Tawton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of South Tawton to the centre of the town.

east
4m
South Tawton is 4 miles east of Okehampton
south
5m
South Tawton is 5 miles south of North Tawton
north-west
5m
South Tawton is 5 miles north-west of Chagford
north-west
8m
South Tawton is 8 miles north-west of Moretonhampstead
west
12m
South Tawton is 12 miles west of Crediton
north-west
14m
South Tawton is 14 miles north-west of Bovey Tracey
north-west
16m
South Tawton is 16 miles north-west of Chudleigh
north-east
16m
South Tawton is 16 miles north-east of Tavistock
north-west
17m
South Tawton is 17 miles north-west of Ashburton
south-east
18m
South Tawton is 18 miles south-east of Great Torrington

What are the nearest cities to South Tawton?

Position of South Tawton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of South Tawton to the centre of the city.

west
17m
South Tawton is 17 miles west of Exeter
north-east
27m
South Tawton is 27 miles north-east of Plymouth
north-east
60m
South Tawton is 60 miles north-east of Truro
south-west
61m
South Tawton is 61 miles south-west of Cardiff
south
61m
South Tawton is 61 miles south of Swansea
south-west
64m
South Tawton is 64 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
71m
South Tawton is 71 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
76m
South Tawton is 76 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
81m
South Tawton is 81 miles south-west of Bath
west
95m
South Tawton is 95 miles west of Salisbury