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Where is Charles?

Charles is located in the county of Devon, South West England, five miles north of the town of South Molton, 29 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 41 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 165 miles west of London. Charles lies four miles west of the Somerset border. Charles falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX32 postcode district. The post town for Charles is Barnstaple.

Charles on a map

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

Which county is Charles in?

Charles 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 Charles in Devon?

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

Map showing location of Charles within Devon
Location of Charles within Devon

What is the postcode for Charles?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Charles is EX32 7PX.

Where is Charles in EX32?

Charles is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX32 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EX32 postcode district.

Map showing location of Charles within EX32
Location of Charles within EX32

What is the post town for Charles?

The post town for Charles is Barnstaple. Charles is in the EX32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnstaple.

What is the latitude and longitude of Charles?

The centre of Charles is located at position 51.08024° latitude and -3.87492° longitude.

Latitude51.08024°
Longitude-3.87492°

What is the easting and northing of Charles?

The centre of Charles is located at the grid reference easting 268762 and northing 132885 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting268762
Northing132885

What are the nearest towns to Charles?

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

north
5m
Charles is 5 miles north of South Molton
east
8m
Charles is 8 miles east of Barnstaple
south
10m
Charles is 10 miles south of Lynton
south-east
14m
Charles is 14 miles south-east of Ilfracombe
west
14m
Charles is 14 miles west of Dulverton
north-east
15m
Charles is 15 miles north-east of Great Torrington
east
15m
Charles is 15 miles east of Northam
east
15m
Charles is 15 miles east of Bideford
south-west
19m
Charles is 19 miles south-west of Minehead
north
19m
Charles is 19 miles north of North Tawton

What are the nearest cities to Charles?

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

north-west
29m
Charles is 29 miles north-west of Exeter
south
37m
Charles is 37 miles south of Swansea
south-west
41m
Charles is 41 miles south-west of Cardiff
north
50m
Charles is 50 miles north of Plymouth
south-west
52m
Charles is 52 miles south-west of Newport
west
54m
Charles is 54 miles west of Wells
south-west
61m
Charles is 61 miles south-west of Bristol
west
69m
Charles is 69 miles west of Bath
north-east
77m
Charles is 77 miles north-east of Truro
south-east
82m
Charles is 82 miles south-east of St Davids