Portscatho is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, five miles east of the town of Falmouth, 39 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 120 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 231 miles south-west of London. Portscatho falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR2 postcode district. The post town for Portscatho is Truro.
Portscatho is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Cornwall, and the administrative county of Cornwall.
Ceremonial County | Cornwall |
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Historic County | Cornwall |
Administrative County | Cornwall |
Portscatho is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Portscatho is TR2 5HW.
Portscatho is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TR2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TR2 postcode district.
The post town for Portscatho is Truro. Portscatho is in the TR2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Truro.
The centre of Portscatho is located at position 50.17924° latitude and -4.97572° longitude.
Latitude | 50.17924° |
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Longitude | -4.97572° |
The centre of Portscatho is located at the grid reference easting 187640 and northing 35262 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 187640 |
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Northing | 35262 |
Position of Portscatho relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Portscatho to the centre of the town.
Position of Portscatho relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Portscatho to the centre of the city.