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Where is Kingston?

Kingston is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, four miles north of the town of Callington, 15 miles north-west of the major city of Plymouth, 81 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 194 miles west of London. Kingston lies roughly one mile south-west of the Devon border. Kingston falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL17 postcode district. The post town for Kingston is Callington.

Kingston on a map

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

Which county is Kingston in?

Kingston 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 Kingston in Cornwall?

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

Map showing location of Kingston within Cornwall
Location of Kingston within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Kingston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kingston is PL17 8PQ.

Where is Kingston in PL17?

Kingston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PL17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kingston within PL17
Location of Kingston within PL17

What is the post town for Kingston?

The post town for Kingston is Callington. Kingston is in the PL17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Callington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Kingston?

The centre of Kingston is located at position 50.55786° latitude and -4.31384° longitude.

Latitude50.55786°
Longitude-4.31384°

What is the easting and northing of Kingston?

The centre of Kingston is located at the grid reference easting 236201 and northing 75680 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting236201
Northing75680

What are the nearest towns to Kingston?

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

north
4m
Kingston is 4 miles north of Callington
south
6m
Kingston is 6 miles south of Launceston
west
7m
Kingston is 7 miles west of Tavistock
north-east
10m
Kingston is 10 miles north-east of Liskeard
north
11m
Kingston is 11 miles north of Saltash
north
14m
Kingston is 14 miles north of Torpoint
north-east
15m
Kingston is 15 miles north-east of Looe
east
17m
Kingston is 17 miles east of Camelford
south
18m
Kingston is 18 miles south of Holsworthy
north-west
18m
Kingston is 18 miles north-west of Sherford

What are the nearest cities to Kingston?

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

north-west
15m
Kingston is 15 miles north-west of Plymouth
west
36m
Kingston is 36 miles west of Exeter
north-east
38m
Kingston is 38 miles north-east of Truro
south
75m
Kingston is 75 miles south of Swansea
south-west
81m
Kingston is 81 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
86m
Kingston is 86 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
91m
Kingston is 91 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
97m
Kingston is 97 miles south-west of Bristol
south
100m
Kingston is 100 miles south of St Davids
south-west
103m
Kingston is 103 miles south-west of Bath