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Where is South Petherwin?

South Petherwin is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, two miles south-west of the town of Launceston, 20 miles north-west of the major city of Plymouth, 80 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 196 miles west of London. South Petherwin lies three miles west of the Devon border. South Petherwin falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL15 postcode district. The post town for South Petherwin is Launceston.

South Petherwin on a map

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

Which county is South Petherwin in?

South Petherwin 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 South Petherwin in Cornwall?

South Petherwin is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cornwall, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cornwall.

Map showing location of South Petherwin within Cornwall
Location of South Petherwin within Cornwall

What is the postcode for South Petherwin?

The nearest postcode to the centre of South Petherwin is PL15 7LB.

Where is South Petherwin in PL15?

South Petherwin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PL15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL15 postcode district.

Map showing location of South Petherwin within PL15
Location of South Petherwin within PL15

What is the post town for South Petherwin?

The post town for South Petherwin is Launceston. South Petherwin is in the PL15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Launceston.

What is the latitude and longitude of South Petherwin?

The centre of South Petherwin is located at position 50.61129° latitude and -4.3931° longitude.

Latitude50.61129°
Longitude-4.3931°

What is the easting and northing of South Petherwin?

The centre of South Petherwin is located at the grid reference easting 230779 and northing 81798 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting230779
Northing81798

What are the nearest towns to South Petherwin?

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

south-west
2m
South Petherwin is 2 miles south-west of Launceston
north-west
8m
South Petherwin is 8 miles north-west of Callington
north
11m
South Petherwin is 11 miles north of Liskeard
north-west
12m
South Petherwin is 12 miles north-west of Tavistock
east
13m
South Petherwin is 13 miles east of Camelford
south
14m
South Petherwin is 14 miles south of Holsworthy
south
16m
South Petherwin is 16 miles south of Stratton
north-west
16m
South Petherwin is 16 miles north-west of Saltash
south
17m
South Petherwin is 17 miles south of Bude
north-east
17m
South Petherwin is 17 miles north-east of Bodmin

What are the nearest cities to South Petherwin?

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

north-west
20m
South Petherwin is 20 miles north-west of Plymouth
north-east
38m
South Petherwin is 38 miles north-east of Truro
west
39m
South Petherwin is 39 miles west of Exeter
south
72m
South Petherwin is 72 miles south of Swansea
south-west
80m
South Petherwin is 80 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
87m
South Petherwin is 87 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
91m
South Petherwin is 91 miles south-west of Newport
south
96m
South Petherwin is 96 miles south of St Davids
south-west
97m
South Petherwin is 97 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
104m
South Petherwin is 104 miles south-west of Bath