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Where is Leigh Cross?

Leigh Cross is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles north-east of the town of North Tawton, 16 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 54 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 168 miles west of London. Leigh Cross falls within the district council of Mid Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX17 postcode district. The post town for Leigh Cross is Crediton.

Leigh Cross on a map

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

Which county is Leigh Cross in?

Leigh Cross 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 Leigh Cross in Devon?

Leigh Cross 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 Leigh Cross within Devon
Location of Leigh Cross within Devon

What is the postcode for Leigh Cross?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Leigh Cross is EX17 6LJ.

Where is Leigh Cross in EX17?

Leigh Cross is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Leigh Cross within EX17
Location of Leigh Cross within EX17

What is the post town for Leigh Cross?

The post town for Leigh Cross is Crediton. Leigh Cross is in the EX17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Crediton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Leigh Cross?

The centre of Leigh Cross is located at position 50.82766° latitude and -3.84838° longitude.

Latitude50.82766°
Longitude-3.84838°

What is the easting and northing of Leigh Cross?

The centre of Leigh Cross is located at the grid reference easting 269917 and northing 104753 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting269917
Northing104753

What are the nearest towns to Leigh Cross?

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

north-east
3m
Leigh Cross is 3 miles north-east of North Tawton
west
9m
Leigh Cross is 9 miles west of Crediton
north-east
9m
Leigh Cross is 9 miles north-east of Okehampton
north
11m
Leigh Cross is 11 miles north of Chagford
north
12m
Leigh Cross is 12 miles north of Moretonhampstead
south
13m
Leigh Cross is 13 miles south of South Molton
south-east
16m
Leigh Cross is 16 miles south-east of Great Torrington
west
17m
Leigh Cross is 17 miles west of Tiverton
north-west
18m
Leigh Cross is 18 miles north-west of Bovey Tracey
north-west
19m
Leigh Cross is 19 miles north-west of Chudleigh

What are the nearest cities to Leigh Cross?

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

north-west
16m
Leigh Cross is 16 miles north-west of Exeter
north-east
34m
Leigh Cross is 34 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-west
54m
Leigh Cross is 54 miles south-west of Cardiff
south
55m
Leigh Cross is 55 miles south of Swansea
south-west
59m
Leigh Cross is 59 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
64m
Leigh Cross is 64 miles south-west of Newport
north-east
66m
Leigh Cross is 66 miles north-east of Truro
south-west
69m
Leigh Cross is 69 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
75m
Leigh Cross is 75 miles south-west of Bath
west
91m
Leigh Cross is 91 miles west of Salisbury