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Where is Portscatho?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Portscatho in?

Portscatho 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 Portscatho in Cornwall?

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

Map showing location of Portscatho within Cornwall
Location of Portscatho within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Portscatho?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Portscatho is TR2 5HW.

Where is Portscatho in TR2?

Portscatho is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TR2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TR2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Portscatho within TR2
Location of Portscatho within TR2

What is the post town for Portscatho?

The post town for Portscatho is Truro. Portscatho is in the TR2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Truro.

What is the latitude and longitude of Portscatho?

The centre of Portscatho is located at position 50.17924° latitude and -4.97572° longitude.

Latitude50.17924°
Longitude-4.97572°

What is the easting and northing of Portscatho?

The centre of Portscatho is located at the grid reference easting 187640 and northing 35262 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting187640
Northing35262

What are the nearest towns to Portscatho?

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

east
5m
Portscatho is 5 miles east of Falmouth
east
6m
Portscatho is 6 miles east of Penryn
east
12m
Portscatho is 12 miles east of Redruth
south-west
14m
Portscatho is 14 miles south-west of St Austell
east
14m
Portscatho is 14 miles east of Helston
east
15m
Portscatho is 15 miles east of Camborne
south
17m
Portscatho is 17 miles south of Newquay
south-west
17m
Portscatho is 17 miles south-west of St Blazey
south
18m
Portscatho is 18 miles south of St Columb Major
south-west
19m
Portscatho is 19 miles south-west of Fowey

What are the nearest cities to Portscatho?

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

south-east
7m
Portscatho is 7 miles south-east of Truro
west
39m
Portscatho is 39 miles west of Plymouth
south-west
74m
Portscatho is 74 miles south-west of Exeter
south-west
109m
Portscatho is 109 miles south-west of Swansea
south
118m
Portscatho is 118 miles south of St Davids
south-west
120m
Portscatho is 120 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
125m
Portscatho is 125 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
130m
Portscatho is 130 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
136m
Portscatho is 136 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
142m
Portscatho is 142 miles south-west of Bath