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Where is Northam?

Northam is located in the county of Devon, South West England, two miles north of the town of Bideford, 37 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 54 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 180 miles west of London. Northam falls within the district council of Torridge, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX39 postcode district. The post town for Northam is Bideford.

Northam on a map

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

Which county is Northam in?

Northam 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 Northam in Devon?

Northam is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and towards the westernmost extremity of Devon.

Map showing location of Northam within Devon
Location of Northam within Devon

What is the postcode for Northam?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Northam is EX39 1AR.

Where is Northam in EX39?

Northam is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX39 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EX39 postcode district.

Map showing location of Northam within EX39
Location of Northam within EX39

What is the post town for Northam?

The post town for Northam is Bideford. Northam is in the EX39 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bideford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Northam?

The centre of Northam is located at position 51.04052° latitude and -4.21338° longitude.

Latitude51.04052°
Longitude-4.21338°

What is the easting and northing of Northam?

The centre of Northam is located at the grid reference easting 244923 and northing 129127 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting244923
Northing129127

What are the nearest towns to Northam?

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

north
2m
Northam is 2 miles north of Bideford
north-west
7m
Northam is 7 miles north-west of Great Torrington
west
7m
Northam is 7 miles west of Barnstaple
south
12m
Northam is 12 miles south of Ilfracombe
west
17m
Northam is 17 miles west of South Molton
north-east
17m
Northam is 17 miles north-east of Holsworthy
north-east
20m
Northam is 20 miles north-east of Stratton
north-east
20m
Northam is 20 miles north-east of Bude
south-west
21m
Northam is 21 miles south-west of Lynton
north-west
22m
Northam is 22 miles north-west of North Tawton

What are the nearest cities to Northam?

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

north-west
37m
Northam is 37 miles north-west of Exeter
south
42m
Northam is 42 miles south of Swansea
north
46m
Northam is 46 miles north of Plymouth
south-west
54m
Northam is 54 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
65m
Northam is 65 miles south-west of Newport
north-east
65m
Northam is 65 miles north-east of Truro
west
69m
Northam is 69 miles west of Wells
south-east
74m
Northam is 74 miles south-east of St Davids
west
76m
Northam is 76 miles west of Bristol
west
84m
Northam is 84 miles west of Bath

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