Cornquoy is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, eight miles south-east of the town of Kirkwall, 123 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 203 miles north of Edinburgh, 512 miles north of Cardiff, and 521 miles north of London. Cornquoy falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Cornquoy is Orkney.
Cornquoy is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Cornquoy is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
Cornquoy is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Cornquoy is Orkney. Cornquoy is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Cornquoy is located at position 58.88459° latitude and -2.83293° longitude.
Latitude | 58.88459° |
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Longitude | -2.83293° |
The centre of Cornquoy is located at the grid reference easting 352085 and northing 999991 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 352085 |
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Northing | 999991 |
Position of Cornquoy relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cornquoy to the centre of the town.
Position of Cornquoy relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cornquoy to the centre of the city.