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Where is Coleford?

Coleford is located in the county of Devon, South West England, four miles west of the town of Crediton, 11 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 53 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 165 miles west of London. Coleford falls within the district council of Mid Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX17 postcode district. The post town for Coleford is Crediton.

Coleford on a map

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

Which county is Coleford in?

Coleford 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 Coleford in Devon?

Coleford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.

Map showing location of Coleford within Devon
Location of Coleford within Devon

What is the postcode for Coleford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Coleford is EX17 5DA.

Where is Coleford in EX17?

Coleford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EX17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Coleford within EX17
Location of Coleford within EX17

What is the post town for Coleford?

The post town for Coleford is Crediton. Coleford is in the EX17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Crediton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Coleford?

The centre of Coleford is located at position 50.79618° latitude and -3.74384° longitude.

Latitude50.79618°
Longitude-3.74384°

What is the easting and northing of Coleford?

The centre of Coleford is located at the grid reference easting 277197 and northing 101074 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting277197
Northing101074

What are the nearest towns to Coleford?

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

west
4m
Coleford is 4 miles west of Crediton
east
7m
Coleford is 7 miles east of North Tawton
north
9m
Coleford is 9 miles north of Moretonhampstead
north-east
10m
Coleford is 10 miles north-east of Chagford
east
12m
Coleford is 12 miles east of Okehampton
south-west
13m
Coleford is 13 miles south-west of Tiverton
north
14m
Coleford is 14 miles north of Bovey Tracey
north-west
14m
Coleford is 14 miles north-west of Topsham
north-west
15m
Coleford is 15 miles north-west of Chudleigh
south
16m
Coleford is 16 miles south of South Molton

What are the nearest cities to Coleford?

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

north-west
11m
Coleford is 11 miles north-west of Exeter
north-east
34m
Coleford is 34 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-west
53m
Coleford is 53 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
56m
Coleford is 56 miles south-west of Wells
south
58m
Coleford is 58 miles south of Swansea
south-west
64m
Coleford is 64 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
67m
Coleford is 67 miles south-west of Bristol
north-east
68m
Coleford is 68 miles north-east of Truro
south-west
73m
Coleford is 73 miles south-west of Bath
west
87m
Coleford is 87 miles west of Salisbury