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Where is Truro?

Truro is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, seven miles north of the town of Penryn, 41 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 117 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 232 miles west of London. Truro falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR1 postcode district. The post town for Truro is Truro.

Truro on a map

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

Which county is Truro in?

Truro 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 Truro in Cornwall?

Truro 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 Truro within Cornwall
Location of Truro within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Truro?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Truro is TR1 2EL.

Where is Truro in TR1?

Truro is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TR1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Truro within TR1
Location of Truro within TR1

What is the post town for Truro?

The post town for Truro is Truro. Truro is in the TR1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Truro.

What is the latitude and longitude of Truro?

The centre of Truro is located at position 50.26333° latitude and -5.05102° longitude.

Latitude50.26333°
Longitude-5.05102°

What is the easting and northing of Truro?

The centre of Truro is located at the grid reference easting 182648 and northing 44827 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting182648
Northing44827

What are the nearest towns to Truro?

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

north
7m
Truro is 7 miles north of Penryn
north
8m
Truro is 8 miles north of Falmouth
east
8m
Truro is 8 miles east of Redruth
south
10m
Truro is 10 miles south of Newquay
east
12m
Truro is 12 miles east of Camborne
west
13m
Truro is 13 miles west of St Austell
south-west
13m
Truro is 13 miles south-west of St Columb Major
north-east
15m
Truro is 15 miles north-east of Helston
west
16m
Truro is 16 miles west of St Blazey
east
17m
Truro is 17 miles east of Hayle

What are the nearest cities to Truro?

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

west
41m
Truro is 41 miles west of Plymouth
south-west
74m
Truro is 74 miles south-west of Exeter
south-west
106m
Truro is 106 miles south-west of Swansea
south
112m
Truro is 112 miles south of St Davids
south-west
117m
Truro is 117 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
124m
Truro is 124 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
128m
Truro is 128 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
135m
Truro is 135 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
141m
Truro is 141 miles south-west of Bath
west
153m
Truro is 153 miles west of Salisbury

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