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Where is Princetown?

Princetown is located in the county of Devon, South West England, seven miles east of the town of Tavistock, 14 miles north-east of the major city of Plymouth, 74 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 181 miles west of London. Princetown falls within the district council of West Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the PL20 postcode district. The post town for Princetown is Yelverton.

Princetown on a map

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

Which county is Princetown in?

Princetown is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.

Ceremonial CountyDevon
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyDevon

Where is Princetown in Devon?

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

Map showing location of Princetown within Devon
Location of Princetown within Devon

What is the postcode for Princetown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Princetown is PL20 6QE.

Where is Princetown in PL20?

Princetown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PL20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Princetown within PL20
Location of Princetown within PL20

What is the post town for Princetown?

The post town for Princetown is Yelverton. Princetown is in the PL20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Yelverton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Princetown?

The centre of Princetown is located at position 50.54451° latitude and -3.99154° longitude.

Latitude50.54451°
Longitude-3.99154°

What is the easting and northing of Princetown?

The centre of Princetown is located at the grid reference easting 258988 and northing 73532 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting258988
Northing73532

What are the nearest towns to Princetown?

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

east
7m
Princetown is 7 miles east of Tavistock
north-west
10m
Princetown is 10 miles north-west of Buckfastleigh
west
11m
Princetown is 11 miles west of Ashburton
south-west
11m
Princetown is 11 miles south-west of Chagford
north
11m
Princetown is 11 miles north of Ivybridge
north
12m
Princetown is 12 miles north of Sherford
south-west
13m
Princetown is 13 miles south-west of Moretonhampstead
south
13m
Princetown is 13 miles south of Okehampton
north-east
14m
Princetown is 14 miles north-east of Saltash
west
14m
Princetown is 14 miles west of Bovey Tracey

What are the nearest cities to Princetown?

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

north-east
14m
Princetown is 14 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-west
24m
Princetown is 24 miles south-west of Exeter
east
51m
Princetown is 51 miles east of Truro
south-west
74m
Princetown is 74 miles south-west of Cardiff
south
74m
Princetown is 74 miles south of Swansea
south-west
75m
Princetown is 75 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
84m
Princetown is 84 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
87m
Princetown is 87 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
92m
Princetown is 92 miles south-west of Bath
west
103m
Princetown is 103 miles west of Salisbury