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Where is Higher Downs?

Higher Downs is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, two miles east of the town of Marazion, 59 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 136 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 251 miles west of London. Higher Downs falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR20 postcode district. The post town for Higher Downs is Penzance.

Higher Downs on a map

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

Which county is Higher Downs in?

Higher Downs 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 Higher Downs in Cornwall?

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

Map showing location of Higher Downs within Cornwall
Location of Higher Downs within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Higher Downs?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Higher Downs is TR20 9DH.

Where is Higher Downs in TR20?

Higher Downs is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR20 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TR20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Higher Downs within TR20
Location of Higher Downs within TR20

What is the post town for Higher Downs?

The post town for Higher Downs is Penzance. Higher Downs is in the TR20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penzance.

What is the latitude and longitude of Higher Downs?

The centre of Higher Downs is located at position 50.12789° latitude and -5.42713° longitude.

Latitude50.12789°
Longitude-5.42713°

What is the easting and northing of Higher Downs?

The centre of Higher Downs is located at the grid reference easting 155155 and northing 30939 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting155155
Northing30939

What are the nearest towns to Higher Downs?

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

east
2m
Higher Downs is 2 miles east of Marazion
south
4m
Higher Downs is 4 miles south of Hayle
east
5m
Higher Downs is 5 miles east of Penzance
east
6m
Higher Downs is 6 miles east of Newlyn
south
6m
Higher Downs is 6 miles south of St Ives
west
7m
Higher Downs is 7 miles west of Helston
south-west
8m
Higher Downs is 8 miles south-west of Camborne
east
11m
Higher Downs is 11 miles east of St Just
south-west
12m
Higher Downs is 12 miles south-west of Redruth
west
15m
Higher Downs is 15 miles west of Penryn

What are the nearest cities to Higher Downs?

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

south-west
19m
Higher Downs is 19 miles south-west of Truro
west
59m
Higher Downs is 59 miles west of Plymouth
south-west
93m
Higher Downs is 93 miles south-west of Exeter
south
121m
Higher Downs is 121 miles south of St Davids
south-west
122m
Higher Downs is 122 miles south-west of Swansea
south-west
136m
Higher Downs is 136 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
143m
Higher Downs is 143 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
147m
Higher Downs is 147 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
154m
Higher Downs is 154 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
160m
Higher Downs is 160 miles south-west of Bath