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Where is Exeter?

Exeter is located in the county of Devon, South West England, four miles north-west of the town of Topsham, 55 miles south of Cardiff, and 158 miles west of London. Exeter falls within the district council of Exeter, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX4 postcode district. The post town for Exeter is Exeter.

Exeter on a map

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

Which county is Exeter in?

Exeter 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 Exeter in Devon?

Exeter 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 Exeter within Devon
Location of Exeter within Devon

What is the postcode for Exeter?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Exeter is EX4 3DT.

Where is Exeter in EX4?

Exeter is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EX4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Exeter within EX4
Location of Exeter within EX4

What is the post town for Exeter?

The post town for Exeter is Exeter. Exeter is in the EX4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Exeter.

What is the latitude and longitude of Exeter?

The centre of Exeter is located at position 50.72258° latitude and -3.5326° longitude.

Latitude50.72258°
Longitude-3.5326°

What is the easting and northing of Exeter?

The centre of Exeter is located at the grid reference easting 291914 and northing 92560 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting291914
Northing92560

What are the nearest towns to Exeter?

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

north-west
4m
Exeter is 4 miles north-west of Topsham
south-east
7m
Exeter is 7 miles south-east of Crediton
north
9m
Exeter is 9 miles north of Chudleigh
north-west
9m
Exeter is 9 miles north-west of Exmouth
north
10m
Exeter is 10 miles north of Dawlish
north-east
11m
Exeter is 11 miles north-east of Bovey Tracey
south-west
11m
Exeter is 11 miles south-west of Cullompton
east
11m
Exeter is 11 miles east of Moretonhampstead
north-west
11m
Exeter is 11 miles north-west of Budleigh Salterton
west
11m
Exeter is 11 miles west of Ottery St Mary

What are the nearest cities to Exeter?

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

north-east
36m
Exeter is 36 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-west
51m
Exeter is 51 miles south-west of Wells
south
55m
Exeter is 55 miles south of Cardiff
south
64m
Exeter is 64 miles south of Newport
south
65m
Exeter is 65 miles south of Swansea
south-west
65m
Exeter is 65 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
69m
Exeter is 69 miles south-west of Bath
north-east
74m
Exeter is 74 miles north-east of Truro
west
80m
Exeter is 80 miles west of Salisbury
west
94m
Exeter is 94 miles west of Southampton

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