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Where is Lizard?

Lizard is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, ten miles south of the town of Helston, 55 miles south-west of the major city of Plymouth, 137 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 247 miles south-west of London. Lizard falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR12 postcode district. The post town for Lizard is Helston.

Lizard on a map

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

Which county is Lizard in?

Lizard 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 Lizard in Cornwall?

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

Map showing location of Lizard within Cornwall
Location of Lizard within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Lizard?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lizard is TR12 7NH.

Where is Lizard in TR12?

Lizard is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TR12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TR12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lizard within TR12
Location of Lizard within TR12

What is the post town for Lizard?

The post town for Lizard is Helston. Lizard is in the TR12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lizard?

The centre of Lizard is located at position 49.96884° latitude and -5.20357° longitude.

Latitude49.96884°
Longitude-5.20357°

What is the easting and northing of Lizard?

The centre of Lizard is located at the grid reference easting 170371 and northing 12548 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting170371
Northing12548

What are the nearest towns to Lizard?

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

south
10m
Lizard is 10 miles south of Helston
south-west
14m
Lizard is 14 miles south-west of Falmouth
south
14m
Lizard is 14 miles south of Penryn
south-east
16m
Lizard is 16 miles south-east of Marazion
south
17m
Lizard is 17 miles south of Camborne
south-east
18m
Lizard is 18 miles south-east of Hayle
south-east
18m
Lizard is 18 miles south-east of Newlyn
south-east
18m
Lizard is 18 miles south-east of Penzance
south
18m
Lizard is 18 miles south of Redruth
south-east
21m
Lizard is 21 miles south-east of St Ives

What are the nearest cities to Lizard?

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

south
21m
Lizard is 21 miles south of Truro
south-west
55m
Lizard is 55 miles south-west of Plymouth
south-west
90m
Lizard is 90 miles south-west of Exeter
south-west
127m
Lizard is 127 miles south-west of Swansea
south
132m
Lizard is 132 miles south of St Davids
south-west
137m
Lizard is 137 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
141m
Lizard is 141 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
148m
Lizard is 148 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
154m
Lizard is 154 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
159m
Lizard is 159 miles south-west of Bath