Salcombe is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles south of the town of Kingsbridge, 19 miles south-east of the major city of Plymouth, 90 miles south of Cardiff, and 182 miles south-west of London. Salcombe falls within the district council of South Hams, under the county council of Devon. It is in the TQ8 postcode district. The post town for Salcombe is Salcombe.
Salcombe is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.
Ceremonial County | Devon |
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Historic County | Devon |
Administrative County | Devon |
Salcombe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Salcombe is TQ8 8ES.
Salcombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TQ8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TQ8 postcode district.
The post town for Salcombe is Salcombe. Salcombe is in the TQ8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Salcombe.
The centre of Salcombe is located at position 50.23768° latitude and -3.76731° longitude.
Latitude | 50.23768° |
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Longitude | -3.76731° |
The centre of Salcombe is located at the grid reference easting 274064 and northing 39015 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 274064 |
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Northing | 39015 |
Position of Salcombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Salcombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Salcombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Salcombe to the centre of the city.