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Where is Shortacombe?

Shortacombe is located in the county of Devon, South West England, seven miles south-west of the town of Okehampton, 20 miles north of the major city of Plymouth, 69 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 182 miles west of London. Shortacombe falls within the district council of West Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX20 postcode district.

Shortacombe on a map

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

Which county is Shortacombe in?

Shortacombe 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 Shortacombe in Devon?

Shortacombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.

Map showing location of Shortacombe within Devon
Location of Shortacombe within Devon

What is the postcode for Shortacombe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shortacombe is EX20 4HF.

Where is Shortacombe in EX20?

Shortacombe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EX20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shortacombe within EX20
Location of Shortacombe within EX20

What is the latitude and longitude of Shortacombe?

The centre of Shortacombe is located at position 50.66125° latitude and -4.08819° longitude.

Latitude50.66125°
Longitude-4.08819°

What is the easting and northing of Shortacombe?

The centre of Shortacombe is located at the grid reference easting 252507 and northing 86701 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting252507
Northing86701

What are the nearest towns to Shortacombe?

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

south-west
7m
Shortacombe is 7 miles south-west of Okehampton
north
8m
Shortacombe is 8 miles north of Tavistock
west
11m
Shortacombe is 11 miles west of Chagford
east
12m
Shortacombe is 12 miles east of Launceston
south-west
13m
Shortacombe is 13 miles south-west of North Tawton
west
14m
Shortacombe is 14 miles west of Moretonhampstead
north-east
15m
Shortacombe is 15 miles north-east of Callington
south-east
16m
Shortacombe is 16 miles south-east of Holsworthy
north-west
18m
Shortacombe is 18 miles north-west of Ashburton
north
18m
Shortacombe is 18 miles north of Saltash

What are the nearest cities to Shortacombe?

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

north
20m
Shortacombe is 20 miles north of Plymouth
west
25m
Shortacombe is 25 miles west of Exeter
north-east
51m
Shortacombe is 51 miles north-east of Truro
south
67m
Shortacombe is 67 miles south of Swansea
south-west
69m
Shortacombe is 69 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
73m
Shortacombe is 73 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
80m
Shortacombe is 80 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
85m
Shortacombe is 85 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
90m
Shortacombe is 90 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
99m
Shortacombe is 99 miles south-east of St Davids