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Where is Widemouth Bay?

Widemouth Bay is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, three miles south of the town of Bude, 34 miles north-west of the major city of Plymouth, 77 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 199 miles west of London. Widemouth Bay lies three miles west of the Devon border. Widemouth Bay falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the EX23 postcode district. The post town for Widemouth Bay is Bude.

Widemouth Bay on a map

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

Which county is Widemouth Bay in?

Widemouth Bay is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Cornwall, and the administrative county of Cornwall.

Ceremonial CountyCornwall
Historic CountyCornwall
Administrative CountyCornwall

Where is Widemouth Bay in Cornwall?

Widemouth Bay is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cornwall, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cornwall.

Map showing location of Widemouth Bay within Cornwall
Location of Widemouth Bay within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Widemouth Bay?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Widemouth Bay is EX23 0AQ.

Where is Widemouth Bay in EX23?

Widemouth Bay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX23 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Widemouth Bay within EX23
Location of Widemouth Bay within EX23

What is the post town for Widemouth Bay?

The post town for Widemouth Bay is Bude. Widemouth Bay is in the EX23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bude.

What is the latitude and longitude of Widemouth Bay?

The centre of Widemouth Bay is located at position 50.78985° latitude and -4.55458° longitude.

Latitude50.78985°
Longitude-4.55458°

What is the easting and northing of Widemouth Bay?

The centre of Widemouth Bay is located at the grid reference easting 220041 and northing 102032 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting220041
Northing102032

What are the nearest towns to Widemouth Bay?

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

south
3m
Widemouth Bay is 3 miles south of Bude
south-west
3m
Widemouth Bay is 3 miles south-west of Stratton
west
9m
Widemouth Bay is 9 miles west of Holsworthy
north-east
13m
Widemouth Bay is 13 miles north-east of Camelford
north-west
14m
Widemouth Bay is 14 miles north-west of Launceston
south-west
21m
Widemouth Bay is 21 miles south-west of Great Torrington
south-west
22m
Widemouth Bay is 22 miles south-west of Bideford
north-west
22m
Widemouth Bay is 22 miles north-west of Callington
north-east
23m
Widemouth Bay is 23 miles north-east of Wadebridge
south-west
23m
Widemouth Bay is 23 miles south-west of Northam

What are the nearest cities to Widemouth Bay?

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

north-west
34m
Widemouth Bay is 34 miles north-west of Plymouth
north-east
42m
Widemouth Bay is 42 miles north-east of Truro
west
45m
Widemouth Bay is 45 miles west of Exeter
south-west
63m
Widemouth Bay is 63 miles south-west of Swansea
south-west
77m
Widemouth Bay is 77 miles south-west of Cardiff
south
81m
Widemouth Bay is 81 miles south of St Davids
south-west
87m
Widemouth Bay is 87 miles south-west of Newport
west
88m
Widemouth Bay is 88 miles west of Wells
south-west
97m
Widemouth Bay is 97 miles south-west of Bristol
west
104m
Widemouth Bay is 104 miles west of Bath