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Where is Atherington?

Atherington is located in the county of Devon, South West England, six miles east of the town of Great Torrington, 28 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 50 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 172 miles west of London. Atherington falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX37 postcode district. The post town for Atherington is Umberleigh.

Atherington on a map

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

Which county is Atherington in?

Atherington 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 Atherington in Devon?

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

Map showing location of Atherington within Devon
Location of Atherington within Devon

What is the postcode for Atherington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Atherington is EX37 9HY.

Where is Atherington in EX37?

Atherington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX37 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX37 postcode district.

Map showing location of Atherington within EX37
Location of Atherington within EX37

What is the post town for Atherington?

The post town for Atherington is Umberleigh. Atherington is in the EX37 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Umberleigh.

What is the latitude and longitude of Atherington?

The centre of Atherington is located at position 50.98911° latitude and -4.00851° longitude.

Latitude50.98911°
Longitude-4.00851°

What is the easting and northing of Atherington?

The centre of Atherington is located at the grid reference easting 259129 and northing 122999 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting259129
Northing122999

What are the nearest towns to Atherington?

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

east
6m
Atherington is 6 miles east of Great Torrington
south
7m
Atherington is 7 miles south of Barnstaple
west
8m
Atherington is 8 miles west of South Molton
east
9m
Atherington is 9 miles east of Bideford
south-east
10m
Atherington is 10 miles south-east of Northam
north
14m
Atherington is 14 miles north of North Tawton
south
16m
Atherington is 16 miles south of Ilfracombe
north
17m
Atherington is 17 miles north of Okehampton
south-west
18m
Atherington is 18 miles south-west of Lynton
north-east
20m
Atherington is 20 miles north-east of Holsworthy

What are the nearest cities to Atherington?

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

north-west
28m
Atherington is 28 miles north-west of Exeter
north
43m
Atherington is 43 miles north of Plymouth
south
44m
Atherington is 44 miles south of Swansea
south-west
50m
Atherington is 50 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
60m
Atherington is 60 miles south-west of Newport
west
61m
Atherington is 61 miles west of Wells
north-east
68m
Atherington is 68 miles north-east of Truro
south-west
69m
Atherington is 69 miles south-west of Bristol
west
77m
Atherington is 77 miles west of Bath
south-east
82m
Atherington is 82 miles south-east of St Davids