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Where is Penstone?

Penstone is located in the county of Devon, South West England, four miles west of the town of Crediton, ten miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 54 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 165 miles west of London. Penstone falls within the district council of Mid Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX17 postcode district. The post town for Penstone is Crediton.

Penstone on a map

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

Which county is Penstone in?

Penstone 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 Penstone in Devon?

Penstone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.

Map showing location of Penstone within Devon
Location of Penstone within Devon

What is the postcode for Penstone?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Penstone is EX17 5JW.

Where is Penstone in EX17?

Penstone is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EX17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Penstone within EX17
Location of Penstone within EX17

What is the post town for Penstone?

The post town for Penstone is Crediton. Penstone is in the EX17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Crediton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Penstone?

The centre of Penstone is located at position 50.78994° latitude and -3.73943° longitude.

Latitude50.78994°
Longitude-3.73943°

What is the easting and northing of Penstone?

The centre of Penstone is located at the grid reference easting 277491 and northing 100373 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting277491
Northing100373

What are the nearest towns to Penstone?

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

west
4m
Penstone is 4 miles west of Crediton
east
7m
Penstone is 7 miles east of North Tawton
north
9m
Penstone is 9 miles north of Moretonhampstead
north-east
9m
Penstone is 9 miles north-east of Chagford
east
12m
Penstone is 12 miles east of Okehampton
south-west
13m
Penstone is 13 miles south-west of Tiverton
north
14m
Penstone is 14 miles north of Bovey Tracey
north-west
14m
Penstone is 14 miles north-west of Topsham
north-west
14m
Penstone is 14 miles north-west of Chudleigh
west
16m
Penstone is 16 miles west of Cullompton

What are the nearest cities to Penstone?

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

north-west
10m
Penstone is 10 miles north-west of Exeter
north-east
34m
Penstone is 34 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-west
54m
Penstone is 54 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
56m
Penstone is 56 miles south-west of Wells
south
58m
Penstone is 58 miles south of Swansea
south-west
64m
Penstone is 64 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
67m
Penstone is 67 miles south-west of Bristol
north-east
68m
Penstone is 68 miles north-east of Truro
south-west
73m
Penstone is 73 miles south-west of Bath
west
87m
Penstone is 87 miles west of Salisbury