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Where is Charlestown?

Charlestown is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, one mile east of the town of St Austell, 27 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 105 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 218 miles west of London. Charlestown falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL25 postcode district. The post town for Charlestown is St. Austell.

Charlestown on a map

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

Which county is Charlestown in?

Charlestown 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 Charlestown in Cornwall?

Charlestown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cornwall, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cornwall.

Map showing location of Charlestown within Cornwall
Location of Charlestown within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Charlestown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Charlestown is PL25 3GQ.

Where is Charlestown in PL25?

Charlestown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL25 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PL25 postcode district.

Map showing location of Charlestown within PL25
Location of Charlestown within PL25

What is the post town for Charlestown?

The post town for Charlestown is St. Austell. Charlestown is in the PL25 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of St. Austell.

What is the latitude and longitude of Charlestown?

The centre of Charlestown is located at position 50.33325° latitude and -4.75875° longitude.

Latitude50.33325°
Longitude-4.75875°

What is the easting and northing of Charlestown?

The centre of Charlestown is located at the grid reference easting 203763 and northing 51788 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting203763
Northing51788

What are the nearest towns to Charlestown?

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

east
1m
Charlestown is 1 mile east of St Austell
south-west
3m
Charlestown is 3 miles south-west of St Blazey
west
5m
Charlestown is 5 miles west of Fowey
south-west
6m
Charlestown is 6 miles south-west of Lostwithiel
south
10m
Charlestown is 10 miles south of Bodmin
south-east
11m
Charlestown is 11 miles south-east of St Columb Major
south
13m
Charlestown is 13 miles south of Wadebridge
west
14m
Charlestown is 14 miles west of Looe
south-east
15m
Charlestown is 15 miles south-east of Newquay
south-west
15m
Charlestown is 15 miles south-west of Liskeard

What are the nearest cities to Charlestown?

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

east
14m
Charlestown is 14 miles east of Truro
west
27m
Charlestown is 27 miles west of Plymouth
south-west
60m
Charlestown is 60 miles south-west of Exeter
south-west
96m
Charlestown is 96 miles south-west of Swansea
south-west
105m
Charlestown is 105 miles south-west of Cardiff
south
109m
Charlestown is 109 miles south of St Davids
south-west
111m
Charlestown is 111 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
116m
Charlestown is 116 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
122m
Charlestown is 122 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
128m
Charlestown is 128 miles south-west of Bath

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