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Where is West Porlock?

West Porlock is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, six miles west of the town of Minehead, 29 miles west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 27 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 152 miles west of London. West Porlock lies five miles north of the Devon border. West Porlock falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA24 postcode district. The post town for West Porlock is Minehead.

West Porlock on a map

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

Which county is West Porlock in?

West Porlock is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is West Porlock in Somerset?

West Porlock is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of West Porlock within Somerset
Location of West Porlock within Somerset

What is the postcode for West Porlock?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Porlock is TA24 8NX.

Where is West Porlock in TA24?

West Porlock is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA24 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TA24 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Porlock within TA24
Location of West Porlock within TA24

What is the post town for West Porlock?

The post town for West Porlock is Minehead. West Porlock is in the TA24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Minehead.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Porlock?

The centre of West Porlock is located at position 51.21184° latitude and -3.6173° longitude.

Latitude51.21184°
Longitude-3.6173°

What is the easting and northing of West Porlock?

The centre of West Porlock is located at the grid reference easting 287129 and northing 147091 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting287129
Northing147091

What are the nearest towns to West Porlock?

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

west
6m
West Porlock is 6 miles west of Minehead
east
10m
West Porlock is 10 miles east of Lynton
north
12m
West Porlock is 12 miles north of Dulverton
west
13m
West Porlock is 13 miles west of Watchet
south-west
15m
West Porlock is 15 miles south-west of Llantwit Major
north-east
16m
West Porlock is 16 miles north-east of South Molton
north-west
18m
West Porlock is 18 miles north-west of Wiveliscombe
south-west
19m
West Porlock is 19 miles south-west of Cowbridge
south
19m
West Porlock is 19 miles south of Porthcawl
south-west
20m
West Porlock is 20 miles south-west of Barry

What are the nearest cities to West Porlock?

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

south-west
27m
West Porlock is 27 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-east
32m
West Porlock is 32 miles south-east of Swansea
north
34m
West Porlock is 34 miles north of Exeter
south-west
37m
West Porlock is 37 miles south-west of Newport
west
42m
West Porlock is 42 miles west of Wells
west
47m
West Porlock is 47 miles west of Bristol
west
56m
West Porlock is 56 miles west of Bath
north-east
63m
West Porlock is 63 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-west
70m
West Porlock is 70 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
74m
West Porlock is 74 miles south-west of Gloucester