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Where is Paignton?

Paignton is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles south-west of the town of Torquay, 20 miles south of the major city of Exeter, 74 miles south of Cardiff, and 168 miles south-west of London. Paignton falls within the unitary authority of Torbay. It is in the TQ3 postcode district. The post town for Paignton is Paignton.

Paignton on a map

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

Which county is Paignton in?

Paignton is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Torbay.

Ceremonial CountyDevon
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyTorbay

Where is Paignton in Devon?

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

Map showing location of Paignton within Devon
Location of Paignton within Devon

What is the postcode for Paignton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Paignton is TQ3 3AB.

Where is Paignton in TQ3?

Paignton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TQ3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TQ3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Paignton within TQ3
Location of Paignton within TQ3

What is the post town for Paignton?

The post town for Paignton is Paignton. Paignton is in the TQ3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Paignton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Paignton?

The centre of Paignton is located at position 50.43603° latitude and -3.56777° longitude.

Latitude50.43603°
Longitude-3.56777°

What is the easting and northing of Paignton?

The centre of Paignton is located at the grid reference easting 288758 and northing 60750 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting288758
Northing60750

What are the nearest towns to Paignton?

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

south-west
3m
Paignton is 3 miles south-west of Torquay
north-west
4m
Paignton is 4 miles north-west of Brixham
east
5m
Paignton is 5 miles east of Totnes
north
6m
Paignton is 6 miles north of Dartmouth
south
7m
Paignton is 7 miles south of Newton Abbot
south
8m
Paignton is 8 miles south of Kingsteignton
south-west
8m
Paignton is 8 miles south-west of Teignmouth
east
10m
Paignton is 10 miles east of Buckfastleigh
south-east
10m
Paignton is 10 miles south-east of Ashburton
south-west
11m
Paignton is 11 miles south-west of Dawlish

What are the nearest cities to Paignton?

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

south
20m
Paignton is 20 miles south of Exeter
east
26m
Paignton is 26 miles east of Plymouth
east
67m
Paignton is 67 miles east of Truro
south-west
67m
Paignton is 67 miles south-west of Wells
south
74m
Paignton is 74 miles south of Cardiff
south-west
82m
Paignton is 82 miles south-west of Bristol
south
83m
Paignton is 83 miles south of Newport
south
83m
Paignton is 83 miles south of Swansea
south-west
84m
Paignton is 84 miles south-west of Bath
south-west
89m
Paignton is 89 miles south-west of Salisbury

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