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Where is Porthcothan?

Porthcothan is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, four miles south-west of the town of Padstow, 40 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 105 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 224 miles west of London. Porthcothan falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL28 postcode district. The post town for Porthcothan is Padstow.

Porthcothan on a map

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

Which county is Porthcothan in?

Porthcothan 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 Porthcothan in Cornwall?

Porthcothan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.

Map showing location of Porthcothan within Cornwall
Location of Porthcothan within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Porthcothan?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Porthcothan is PL28 8PW.

Where is Porthcothan in PL28?

Porthcothan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL28 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PL28 postcode district.

Map showing location of Porthcothan within PL28
Location of Porthcothan within PL28

What is the post town for Porthcothan?

The post town for Porthcothan is Padstow. Porthcothan is in the PL28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Padstow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Porthcothan?

The centre of Porthcothan is located at position 50.50976° latitude and -5.01705° longitude.

Latitude50.50976°
Longitude-5.01705°

What is the easting and northing of Porthcothan?

The centre of Porthcothan is located at the grid reference easting 186181 and northing 72123 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting186181
Northing72123

What are the nearest towns to Porthcothan?

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

south-west
4m
Porthcothan is 4 miles south-west of Padstow
north-west
6m
Porthcothan is 6 miles north-west of St Columb Major
north-east
7m
Porthcothan is 7 miles north-east of Newquay
west
8m
Porthcothan is 8 miles west of Wadebridge
west
13m
Porthcothan is 13 miles west of Bodmin
north-west
15m
Porthcothan is 15 miles north-west of St Austell
north-west
17m
Porthcothan is 17 miles north-west of St Blazey
south-west
17m
Porthcothan is 17 miles south-west of Camelford
north-west
17m
Porthcothan is 17 miles north-west of Lostwithiel
north-west
21m
Porthcothan is 21 miles north-west of Fowey

What are the nearest cities to Porthcothan?

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

north
17m
Porthcothan is 17 miles north of Truro
west
40m
Porthcothan is 40 miles west of Plymouth
west
67m
Porthcothan is 67 miles west of Exeter
south-west
90m
Porthcothan is 90 miles south-west of Swansea
south
95m
Porthcothan is 95 miles south of St Davids
south-west
105m
Porthcothan is 105 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
114m
Porthcothan is 114 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
115m
Porthcothan is 115 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
124m
Porthcothan is 124 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
131m
Porthcothan is 131 miles south-west of Bath