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Where is North Molton?

North Molton is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles north-east of the town of South Molton, 26 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 40 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 162 miles west of London. North Molton lies four miles west of the Somerset border. North Molton falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX36 postcode district. The post town for North Molton is South Molton.

North Molton on a map

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

Which county is North Molton in?

North Molton 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 North Molton in Devon?

North Molton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.

Map showing location of North Molton within Devon
Location of North Molton within Devon

What is the postcode for North Molton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of North Molton is EX36 3HT.

Where is North Molton in EX36?

North Molton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX36 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX36 postcode district.

Map showing location of North Molton within EX36
Location of North Molton within EX36

What is the post town for North Molton?

The post town for North Molton is South Molton. North Molton is in the EX36 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of South Molton.

What is the latitude and longitude of North Molton?

The centre of North Molton is located at position 51.05364° latitude and -3.80032° longitude.

Latitude51.05364°
Longitude-3.80032°

What is the easting and northing of North Molton?

The centre of North Molton is located at the grid reference easting 273915 and northing 129798 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting273915
Northing129798

What are the nearest towns to North Molton?

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

north-east
3m
North Molton is 3 miles north-east of South Molton
west
11m
North Molton is 11 miles west of Dulverton
east
11m
North Molton is 11 miles east of Barnstaple
south
12m
North Molton is 12 miles south of Lynton
north-east
17m
North Molton is 17 miles north-east of Great Torrington
north-west
17m
North Molton is 17 miles north-west of Tiverton
south-west
18m
North Molton is 18 miles south-west of Minehead
south-east
18m
North Molton is 18 miles south-east of Ilfracombe
east
18m
North Molton is 18 miles east of Bideford
east
18m
North Molton is 18 miles east of Northam

What are the nearest cities to North Molton?

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

north-west
26m
North Molton is 26 miles north-west of Exeter
south
40m
North Molton is 40 miles south of Swansea
south-west
40m
North Molton is 40 miles south-west of Cardiff
north
50m
North Molton is 50 miles north of Plymouth
south-west
51m
North Molton is 51 miles south-west of Newport
west
51m
North Molton is 51 miles west of Wells
south-west
59m
North Molton is 59 miles south-west of Bristol
west
67m
North Molton is 67 miles west of Bath
north-east
78m
North Molton is 78 miles north-east of Truro
south-west
84m
North Molton is 84 miles south-west of Hereford