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Where is Towan?

Towan is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, three miles west of the town of Padstow, 39 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 103 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 223 miles west of London. Towan falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL28 postcode district. The post town for Towan is Padstow.

Towan on a map

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

Which county is Towan in?

Towan 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 Towan in Cornwall?

Towan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.

Map showing location of Towan within Cornwall
Location of Towan within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Towan?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Towan is PL28 8PJ.

Where is Towan in PL28?

Towan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PL28 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL28 postcode district.

Map showing location of Towan within PL28
Location of Towan within PL28

What is the post town for Towan?

The post town for Towan is Padstow. Towan is in the PL28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Padstow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Towan?

The centre of Towan is located at position 50.5282° latitude and -5.00053° longitude.

Latitude50.5282°
Longitude-5.00053°

What is the easting and northing of Towan?

The centre of Towan is located at the grid reference easting 187435 and northing 74125 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting187435
Northing74125

What are the nearest towns to Towan?

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

west
3m
Towan is 3 miles west of Padstow
north
7m
Towan is 7 miles north of St Columb Major
west
7m
Towan is 7 miles west of Wadebridge
north-east
9m
Towan is 9 miles north-east of Newquay
west
13m
Towan is 13 miles west of Bodmin
south-west
16m
Towan is 16 miles south-west of Camelford
north-west
16m
Towan is 16 miles north-west of St Austell
north-west
17m
Towan is 17 miles north-west of Lostwithiel
north-west
17m
Towan is 17 miles north-west of St Blazey
north-west
21m
Towan is 21 miles north-west of Fowey

What are the nearest cities to Towan?

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

north
18m
Towan is 18 miles north of Truro
west
39m
Towan is 39 miles west of Plymouth
west
66m
Towan is 66 miles west of Exeter
south-west
88m
Towan is 88 miles south-west of Swansea
south
94m
Towan is 94 miles south of St Davids
south-west
103m
Towan is 103 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
113m
Towan is 113 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
114m
Towan is 114 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
123m
Towan is 123 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
130m
Towan is 130 miles south-west of Bath