GetTheData logo

Where is Helford?

Helford is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, five miles south-west of the town of Falmouth, 48 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 129 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 240 miles south-west of London. Helford falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR12 postcode district. The post town for Helford is Helston.

Helford on a map

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

Which county is Helford in?

Helford 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 Helford in Cornwall?

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

Map showing location of Helford within Cornwall
Location of Helford within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Helford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Helford is TR12 6JU.

Where is Helford in TR12?

Helford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TR12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TR12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Helford within TR12
Location of Helford within TR12

What is the post town for Helford?

The post town for Helford is Helston. Helford is in the TR12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Helford?

The centre of Helford is located at position 50.09103° latitude and -5.13544° longitude.

Latitude50.09103°
Longitude-5.13544°

What is the easting and northing of Helford?

The centre of Helford is located at the grid reference easting 175826 and northing 25924 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting175826
Northing25924

What are the nearest towns to Helford?

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

south-west
5m
Helford is 5 miles south-west of Falmouth
south
6m
Helford is 6 miles south of Penryn
east
6m
Helford is 6 miles east of Helston
south
11m
Helford is 11 miles south of Redruth
south-east
11m
Helford is 11 miles south-east of Camborne
south-east
14m
Helford is 14 miles south-east of Hayle
east
15m
Helford is 15 miles east of Marazion
south-east
17m
Helford is 17 miles south-east of St Ives
east
18m
Helford is 18 miles east of Penzance
east
18m
Helford is 18 miles east of Newlyn

What are the nearest cities to Helford?

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

south
12m
Helford is 12 miles south of Truro
west
48m
Helford is 48 miles west of Plymouth
south-west
83m
Helford is 83 miles south-west of Exeter
south-west
118m
Helford is 118 miles south-west of Swansea
south
124m
Helford is 124 miles south of St Davids
south-west
129m
Helford is 129 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
134m
Helford is 134 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
140m
Helford is 140 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
146m
Helford is 146 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
151m
Helford is 151 miles south-west of Bath