Cornwood is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles north-west of the town of Ivybridge, nine miles east of the major city of Plymouth, 81 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 184 miles south-west of London. Cornwood falls within the district council of South Hams, under the county council of Devon. It is in the PL21 postcode district. The post town for Cornwood is Ivybridge.
Cornwood is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.
Ceremonial County | Devon |
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Historic County | Devon |
Administrative County | Devon |
Cornwood is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cornwood is PL21 9ET.
Cornwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PL21 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PL21 postcode district.
The post town for Cornwood is Ivybridge. Cornwood is in the PL21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ivybridge.
The centre of Cornwood is located at position 50.41887° latitude and -3.96512° longitude.
Latitude | 50.41887° |
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Longitude | -3.96512° |
The centre of Cornwood is located at the grid reference easting 260490 and northing 59514 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 260490 |
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Northing | 59514 |
Position of Cornwood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cornwood to the centre of the town.
Position of Cornwood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cornwood to the centre of the city.