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Where is Instow?

Instow is located in the county of Devon, South West England, two miles north-east of the town of Northam, 36 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 53 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 178 miles west of London. Instow falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX39 postcode district. The post town for Instow is Bideford.

Instow on a map

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

Which county is Instow in?

Instow 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 Instow in Devon?

Instow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and towards the westernmost extremity of Devon.

Map showing location of Instow within Devon
Location of Instow within Devon

What is the postcode for Instow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Instow is EX39 4HZ.

Where is Instow in EX39?

Instow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX39 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EX39 postcode district.

Map showing location of Instow within EX39
Location of Instow within EX39

What is the post town for Instow?

The post town for Instow is Bideford. Instow is in the EX39 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bideford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Instow?

The centre of Instow is located at position 51.05106° latitude and -4.18089° longitude.

Latitude51.05106°
Longitude-4.18089°

What is the easting and northing of Instow?

The centre of Instow is located at the grid reference easting 247236 and northing 130231 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting247236
Northing130231

What are the nearest towns to Instow?

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

north-east
2m
Instow is 2 miles north-east of Northam
north-east
3m
Instow is 3 miles north-east of Bideford
west
6m
Instow is 6 miles west of Barnstaple
north
7m
Instow is 7 miles north of Great Torrington
south
11m
Instow is 11 miles south of Ilfracombe
west
15m
Instow is 15 miles west of South Molton
north-east
18m
Instow is 18 miles north-east of Holsworthy
south-west
19m
Instow is 19 miles south-west of Lynton
north-east
21m
Instow is 21 miles north-east of Stratton
north-west
21m
Instow is 21 miles north-west of North Tawton

What are the nearest cities to Instow?

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

north-west
36m
Instow is 36 miles north-west of Exeter
south
41m
Instow is 41 miles south of Swansea
north
47m
Instow is 47 miles north of Plymouth
south-west
53m
Instow is 53 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
63m
Instow is 63 miles south-west of Newport
north-east
67m
Instow is 67 miles north-east of Truro
west
68m
Instow is 68 miles west of Wells
west
74m
Instow is 74 miles west of Bristol
south-east
74m
Instow is 74 miles south-east of St Davids
west
82m
Instow is 82 miles west of Bath

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