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Where is Gwennap?

Gwennap is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, three miles south-east of the town of Redruth, 47 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 123 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 238 miles west of London. Gwennap falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR16 postcode district. The post town for Gwennap is Redruth.

Gwennap on a map

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

Which county is Gwennap in?

Gwennap 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 Gwennap in Cornwall?

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

Map showing location of Gwennap within Cornwall
Location of Gwennap within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Gwennap?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gwennap is TR16 6BD.

Where is Gwennap in TR16?

Gwennap is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TR16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gwennap within TR16
Location of Gwennap within TR16

What is the post town for Gwennap?

The post town for Gwennap is Redruth. Gwennap is in the TR16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Redruth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gwennap?

The centre of Gwennap is located at position 50.21709° latitude and -5.17138° longitude.

Latitude50.21709°
Longitude-5.17138°

What is the easting and northing of Gwennap?

The centre of Gwennap is located at the grid reference easting 173852 and northing 40046 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting173852
Northing40046

What are the nearest towns to Gwennap?

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

south-east
3m
Gwennap is 3 miles south-east of Redruth
north-west
5m
Gwennap is 5 miles north-west of Penryn
east
6m
Gwennap is 6 miles east of Camborne
north-west
6m
Gwennap is 6 miles north-west of Falmouth
north-east
9m
Gwennap is 9 miles north-east of Helston
east
11m
Gwennap is 11 miles east of Hayle
east
14m
Gwennap is 14 miles east of St Ives
south
14m
Gwennap is 14 miles south of Newquay
north-east
15m
Gwennap is 15 miles north-east of Marazion
east
18m
Gwennap is 18 miles east of Penzance

What are the nearest cities to Gwennap?

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

south-west
6m
Gwennap is 6 miles south-west of Truro
west
47m
Gwennap is 47 miles west of Plymouth
south-west
80m
Gwennap is 80 miles south-west of Exeter
south-west
111m
Gwennap is 111 miles south-west of Swansea
south
115m
Gwennap is 115 miles south of St Davids
south-west
123m
Gwennap is 123 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
130m
Gwennap is 130 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
134m
Gwennap is 134 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
141m
Gwennap is 141 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
147m
Gwennap is 147 miles south-west of Bath