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Where is Virginstow?

Virginstow is located in the county of Devon, South West England, six miles north-east of the town of Launceston, 25 miles north of the major city of Plymouth, 72 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 190 miles west of London. Virginstow lies three miles north-east of the Cornwall border. Virginstow falls within the district council of Torridge, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX21 postcode district. The post town for Virginstow is Beaworthy.

Virginstow on a map

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

Which county is Virginstow in?

Virginstow 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 Virginstow in Devon?

Virginstow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and towards the westernmost extremity of Devon.

Map showing location of Virginstow within Devon
Location of Virginstow within Devon

What is the postcode for Virginstow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Virginstow is EX21 5DZ.

Where is Virginstow in EX21?

Virginstow is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EX21 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Virginstow within EX21
Location of Virginstow within EX21

What is the post town for Virginstow?

The post town for Virginstow is Beaworthy. Virginstow is in the EX21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Beaworthy.

What is the latitude and longitude of Virginstow?

The centre of Virginstow is located at position 50.71086° latitude and -4.2978° longitude.

Latitude50.71086°
Longitude-4.2978°

What is the easting and northing of Virginstow?

The centre of Virginstow is located at the grid reference easting 237864 and northing 92656 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting237864
Northing92656

What are the nearest towns to Virginstow?

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

north-east
6m
Virginstow is 6 miles north-east of Launceston
south
7m
Virginstow is 7 miles south of Holsworthy
south-east
13m
Virginstow is 13 miles south-east of Stratton
north-west
13m
Virginstow is 13 miles north-west of Tavistock
west
13m
Virginstow is 13 miles west of Okehampton
south-east
14m
Virginstow is 14 miles south-east of Bude
north
14m
Virginstow is 14 miles north of Callington
east
18m
Virginstow is 18 miles east of Camelford
south-west
18m
Virginstow is 18 miles south-west of Great Torrington
west
19m
Virginstow is 19 miles west of North Tawton

What are the nearest cities to Virginstow?

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

north
25m
Virginstow is 25 miles north of Plymouth
west
34m
Virginstow is 34 miles west of Exeter
north-east
45m
Virginstow is 45 miles north-east of Truro
south
65m
Virginstow is 65 miles south of Swansea
south-west
72m
Virginstow is 72 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
80m
Virginstow is 80 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
83m
Virginstow is 83 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
90m
Virginstow is 90 miles south-west of Bristol
south-east
91m
Virginstow is 91 miles south-east of St Davids
south-west
96m
Virginstow is 96 miles south-west of Bath