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Where is Lake?

Lake is located in the county of Devon, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Tavistock, nine miles north of the major city of Plymouth, 78 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 186 miles west of London. Lake lies five miles east of the Cornwall border. Lake falls within the district council of West Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the PL20 postcode district. The post town for Lake is Yelverton.

Lake on a map

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

Which county is Lake in?

Lake 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 Lake in Devon?

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

Map showing location of Lake within Devon
Location of Lake within Devon

What is the postcode for Lake?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lake is PL20 6NJ.

Where is Lake in PL20?

Lake is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lake within PL20
Location of Lake within PL20

What is the post town for Lake?

The post town for Lake is Yelverton. Lake is in the PL20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Yelverton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lake?

The centre of Lake is located at position 50.49598° latitude and -4.07224° longitude.

Latitude50.49598°
Longitude-4.07224°

What is the easting and northing of Lake?

The centre of Lake is located at the grid reference easting 253120 and northing 68294 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting253120
Northing68294

What are the nearest towns to Lake?

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

south-east
5m
Lake is 5 miles south-east of Tavistock
north-east
9m
Lake is 9 miles north-east of Saltash
north
9m
Lake is 9 miles north of Sherford
north-east
10m
Lake is 10 miles north-east of Torpoint
north-west
10m
Lake is 10 miles north-west of Ivybridge
east
11m
Lake is 11 miles east of Callington
west
13m
Lake is 13 miles west of Buckfastleigh
west
14m
Lake is 14 miles west of Ashburton
south-west
16m
Lake is 16 miles south-west of Chagford
south-east
16m
Lake is 16 miles south-east of Launceston

What are the nearest cities to Lake?

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

north
9m
Lake is 9 miles north of Plymouth
south-west
28m
Lake is 28 miles south-west of Exeter
east
46m
Lake is 46 miles east of Truro
south
78m
Lake is 78 miles south of Swansea
south-west
78m
Lake is 78 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
79m
Lake is 79 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
89m
Lake is 89 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
92m
Lake is 92 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
97m
Lake is 97 miles south-west of Bath
west
107m
Lake is 107 miles west of Salisbury