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Where is Praa Sands?

Praa Sands is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, four miles east of the town of Marazion, 58 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 136 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 250 miles west of London. Praa Sands falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR20 postcode district. The post town for Praa Sands is Penzance.

Praa Sands on a map

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

Which county is Praa Sands in?

Praa Sands 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 Praa Sands in Cornwall?

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

Map showing location of Praa Sands within Cornwall
Location of Praa Sands within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Praa Sands?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Praa Sands is TR20 9SQ.

Where is Praa Sands in TR20?

Praa Sands is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TR20 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TR20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Praa Sands within TR20
Location of Praa Sands within TR20

What is the post town for Praa Sands?

The post town for Praa Sands is Penzance. Praa Sands is in the TR20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penzance.

What is the latitude and longitude of Praa Sands?

The centre of Praa Sands is located at position 50.10452° latitude and -5.38563° longitude.

Latitude50.10452°
Longitude-5.38563°

What is the easting and northing of Praa Sands?

The centre of Praa Sands is located at the grid reference easting 158002 and northing 28206 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting158002
Northing28206

What are the nearest towns to Praa Sands?

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

east
4m
Praa Sands is 4 miles east of Marazion
west
5m
Praa Sands is 5 miles west of Helston
south
6m
Praa Sands is 6 miles south of Hayle
east
7m
Praa Sands is 7 miles east of Penzance
east
7m
Praa Sands is 7 miles east of Newlyn
south-west
8m
Praa Sands is 8 miles south-west of Camborne
south-east
9m
Praa Sands is 9 miles south-east of St Ives
south-west
11m
Praa Sands is 11 miles south-west of Redruth
east
13m
Praa Sands is 13 miles east of St Just
west
13m
Praa Sands is 13 miles west of Penryn

What are the nearest cities to Praa Sands?

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

south-west
18m
Praa Sands is 18 miles south-west of Truro
west
58m
Praa Sands is 58 miles west of Plymouth
south-west
92m
Praa Sands is 92 miles south-west of Exeter
south-west
122m
Praa Sands is 122 miles south-west of Swansea
south
123m
Praa Sands is 123 miles south of St Davids
south-west
136m
Praa Sands is 136 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
142m
Praa Sands is 142 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
146m
Praa Sands is 146 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
154m
Praa Sands is 154 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
159m
Praa Sands is 159 miles south-west of Bath