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Where is Porthleven?

Porthleven is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, two miles south-west of the town of Helston, 56 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 134 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 248 miles south-west of London. Porthleven falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR13 postcode district. The post town for Porthleven is Helston.

Porthleven on a map

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

Which county is Porthleven in?

Porthleven 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 Porthleven in Cornwall?

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

Map showing location of Porthleven within Cornwall
Location of Porthleven within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Porthleven?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Porthleven is TR13 9HN.

Where is Porthleven in TR13?

Porthleven is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TR13 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TR13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Porthleven within TR13
Location of Porthleven within TR13

What is the post town for Porthleven?

The post town for Porthleven is Helston. Porthleven is in the TR13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Porthleven?

The centre of Porthleven is located at position 50.08635° latitude and -5.31507° longitude.

Latitude50.08635°
Longitude-5.31507°

What is the easting and northing of Porthleven?

The centre of Porthleven is located at the grid reference easting 162957 and northing 25959 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting162957
Northing25959

What are the nearest towns to Porthleven?

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

south-west
2m
Porthleven is 2 miles south-west of Helston
south-east
7m
Porthleven is 7 miles south-east of Marazion
south-east
8m
Porthleven is 8 miles south-east of Hayle
south
9m
Porthleven is 9 miles south of Camborne
east
10m
Porthleven is 10 miles east of Penzance
east
11m
Porthleven is 11 miles east of Newlyn
south-west
11m
Porthleven is 11 miles south-west of Redruth
south-west
11m
Porthleven is 11 miles south-west of Penryn
south-east
11m
Porthleven is 11 miles south-east of St Ives
west
12m
Porthleven is 12 miles west of Falmouth

What are the nearest cities to Porthleven?

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

south-west
17m
Porthleven is 17 miles south-west of Truro
west
56m
Porthleven is 56 miles west of Plymouth
south-west
90m
Porthleven is 90 miles south-west of Exeter
south-west
122m
Porthleven is 122 miles south-west of Swansea
south
124m
Porthleven is 124 miles south of St Davids
south-west
134m
Porthleven is 134 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
141m
Porthleven is 141 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
145m
Porthleven is 145 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
152m
Porthleven is 152 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
158m
Porthleven is 158 miles south-west of Bath