Staple Cross is located in the county of Devon, South West England, six miles south-west of the town of Wiveliscombe, 19 miles north of the major city of Exeter, 36 miles south of Cardiff, and 146 miles west of London. Staple Cross lies just south-west of the Somerset border. Staple Cross falls within the district council of Mid Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the TA21 postcode district. The post town for Staple Cross is Wellington.
Staple Cross 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 |
Staple Cross is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and towards the easternmost extremity of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Staple Cross is TA21 0NH.
Staple Cross is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TA21 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TA21 postcode district.
The post town for Staple Cross is Wellington. Staple Cross is in the TA21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wellington.
The centre of Staple Cross is located at position 50.97278° latitude and -3.37899° longitude.
Latitude | 50.97278° |
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Longitude | -3.37899° |
The centre of Staple Cross is located at the grid reference easting 303276 and northing 120168 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 303276 |
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Northing | 120168 |
Position of Staple Cross relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Staple Cross to the centre of the town.
Position of Staple Cross relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Staple Cross to the centre of the city.