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  1. Looe

Where is Looe?

Looe is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, seven miles south of the town of Liskeard, 14 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 96 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 205 miles south-west of London. Looe falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL13 postcode district. The post town for Looe is Looe.

Looe on a map

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

Which county is Looe in?

Looe 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 Looe in Cornwall?

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

Map showing location of Looe within Cornwall
Location of Looe within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Looe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Looe is PL13 1BN.

Where is Looe in PL13?

Looe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PL13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Looe within PL13
Location of Looe within PL13

What is the post town for Looe?

The post town for Looe is Looe. Looe is in the PL13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Looe.

What is the latitude and longitude of Looe?

The centre of Looe is located at position 50.35358° latitude and -4.45394° longitude.

Latitude50.35358°
Longitude-4.45394°

What is the easting and northing of Looe?

The centre of Looe is located at the grid reference easting 225528 and northing 53288 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting225528
Northing53288

What are the nearest towns to Looe?

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

south
7m
Looe is 7 miles south of Liskeard
east
8m
Looe is 8 miles east of Fowey
south-east
10m
Looe is 10 miles south-east of Lostwithiel
west
11m
Looe is 11 miles west of Saltash
west
11m
Looe is 11 miles west of Torpoint
east
12m
Looe is 12 miles east of St Blazey
south-west
12m
Looe is 12 miles south-west of Callington
south-east
14m
Looe is 14 miles south-east of Bodmin
east
15m
Looe is 15 miles east of St Austell
west
18m
Looe is 18 miles west of Sherford

What are the nearest cities to Looe?

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

west
14m
Looe is 14 miles west of Plymouth
east
27m
Looe is 27 miles east of Truro
south-west
48m
Looe is 48 miles south-west of Exeter
south
90m
Looe is 90 miles south of Swansea
south-west
96m
Looe is 96 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
99m
Looe is 99 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
106m
Looe is 106 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
111m
Looe is 111 miles south-west of Bristol
south
111m
Looe is 111 miles south of St Davids
south-west
116m
Looe is 116 miles south-west of Bath

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