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Where is Sowton?

Sowton is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles north of the town of Topsham, four miles east of the major city of Exeter, 54 miles south of Cardiff, and 154 miles west of London. Sowton falls within the district council of East Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX5 postcode district. The post town for Sowton is Exeter.

Sowton on a map

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

Which county is Sowton in?

Sowton 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 Sowton in Devon?

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

Map showing location of Sowton within Devon
Location of Sowton within Devon

What is the postcode for Sowton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Sowton is EX5 2AD.

Where is Sowton in EX5?

Sowton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EX5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Sowton within EX5
Location of Sowton within EX5

What is the post town for Sowton?

The post town for Sowton is Exeter. Sowton is in the EX5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Exeter.

What is the latitude and longitude of Sowton?

The centre of Sowton is located at position 50.7243° latitude and -3.45075° longitude.

Latitude50.7243°
Longitude-3.45075°

What is the easting and northing of Sowton?

The centre of Sowton is located at the grid reference easting 297695 and northing 92635 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting297695
Northing92635

What are the nearest towns to Sowton?

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

north
3m
Sowton is 3 miles north of Topsham
north
7m
Sowton is 7 miles north of Exmouth
west
8m
Sowton is 8 miles west of Ottery St Mary
north-west
9m
Sowton is 9 miles north-west of Budleigh Salterton
south
9m
Sowton is 9 miles south of Cullompton
west
10m
Sowton is 10 miles west of Sidmouth
north
10m
Sowton is 10 miles north of Dawlish
south-east
10m
Sowton is 10 miles south-east of Crediton
north-east
11m
Sowton is 11 miles north-east of Chudleigh
south
12m
Sowton is 12 miles south of Tiverton

What are the nearest cities to Sowton?

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

east
4m
Sowton is 4 miles east of Exeter
north-east
39m
Sowton is 39 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-west
48m
Sowton is 48 miles south-west of Wells
south
54m
Sowton is 54 miles south of Cardiff
south-west
62m
Sowton is 62 miles south-west of Bristol
south
63m
Sowton is 63 miles south of Newport
south
65m
Sowton is 65 miles south of Swansea
south-west
66m
Sowton is 66 miles south-west of Bath
west
76m
Sowton is 76 miles west of Salisbury
north-east
77m
Sowton is 77 miles north-east of Truro