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Where is Horndon?

Horndon is located in the county of Devon, South West England, four miles north-east of the town of Tavistock, 16 miles north of the major city of Plymouth, 73 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 184 miles west of London. Horndon lies seven miles east of the Cornwall border. Horndon falls within the district council of West Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the PL19 postcode district. The post town for Horndon is Tavistock.

Horndon on a map

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

Which county is Horndon in?

Horndon 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 Horndon in Devon?

Horndon 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 Horndon within Devon
Location of Horndon within Devon

What is the postcode for Horndon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Horndon is PL19 9NQ.

Where is Horndon in PL19?

Horndon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PL19 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PL19 postcode district.

Map showing location of Horndon within PL19
Location of Horndon within PL19

What is the post town for Horndon?

The post town for Horndon is Tavistock. Horndon is in the PL19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tavistock.

What is the latitude and longitude of Horndon?

The centre of Horndon is located at position 50.60117° latitude and -4.09196° longitude.

Latitude50.60117°
Longitude-4.09196°

What is the easting and northing of Horndon?

The centre of Horndon is located at the grid reference easting 252051 and northing 80028 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting252051
Northing80028

What are the nearest towns to Horndon?

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

north-east
4m
Horndon is 4 miles north-east of Tavistock
south-west
10m
Horndon is 10 miles south-west of Okehampton
north-east
12m
Horndon is 12 miles north-east of Callington
east
12m
Horndon is 12 miles east of Launceston
south-west
12m
Horndon is 12 miles south-west of Chagford
north-east
14m
Horndon is 14 miles north-east of Saltash
west
15m
Horndon is 15 miles west of Moretonhampstead
north-west
16m
Horndon is 16 miles north-west of Ashburton
north-west
16m
Horndon is 16 miles north-west of Buckfastleigh
south-west
16m
Horndon is 16 miles south-west of North Tawton

What are the nearest cities to Horndon?

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

north
16m
Horndon is 16 miles north of Plymouth
west
26m
Horndon is 26 miles west of Exeter
north-east
48m
Horndon is 48 miles north-east of Truro
south
71m
Horndon is 71 miles south of Swansea
south-west
73m
Horndon is 73 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
76m
Horndon is 76 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
83m
Horndon is 83 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
88m
Horndon is 88 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
93m
Horndon is 93 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
102m
Horndon is 102 miles south-east of St Davids