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Where is Woolacombe?

Woolacombe is located in the county of Devon, South West England, four miles south-west of the town of Ilfracombe, 33 miles south of the major city of Swansea, 49 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 178 miles west of London. Woolacombe falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX34 postcode district.

Woolacombe on a map

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

Which county is Woolacombe in?

Woolacombe 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 Woolacombe in Devon?

Woolacombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and towards the westernmost extremity of Devon.

Map showing location of Woolacombe within Devon
Location of Woolacombe within Devon

What is the postcode for Woolacombe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Woolacombe is EX34 7BW.

Where is Woolacombe in EX34?

Woolacombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX34 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX34 postcode district.

Map showing location of Woolacombe within EX34
Location of Woolacombe within EX34

What is the latitude and longitude of Woolacombe?

The centre of Woolacombe is located at position 51.17224° latitude and -4.20597° longitude.

Latitude51.17224°
Longitude-4.20597°

What is the easting and northing of Woolacombe?

The centre of Woolacombe is located at the grid reference easting 245882 and northing 143758 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting245882
Northing143758

What are the nearest towns to Woolacombe?

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

south-west
4m
Woolacombe is 4 miles south-west of Ilfracombe
north-west
9m
Woolacombe is 9 miles north-west of Barnstaple
north
9m
Woolacombe is 9 miles north of Northam
north
11m
Woolacombe is 11 miles north of Bideford
north
15m
Woolacombe is 15 miles north of Great Torrington
west
17m
Woolacombe is 17 miles west of Lynton
north-west
19m
Woolacombe is 19 miles north-west of South Molton
north
26m
Woolacombe is 26 miles north of Holsworthy
north-east
27m
Woolacombe is 27 miles north-east of Stratton
north-east
28m
Woolacombe is 28 miles north-east of Bude

What are the nearest cities to Woolacombe?

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

south
33m
Woolacombe is 33 miles south of Swansea
north-west
43m
Woolacombe is 43 miles north-west of Exeter
south-west
49m
Woolacombe is 49 miles south-west of Cardiff
north
56m
Woolacombe is 56 miles north of Plymouth
south-west
60m
Woolacombe is 60 miles south-west of Newport
south-east
67m
Woolacombe is 67 miles south-east of St Davids
west
68m
Woolacombe is 68 miles west of Wells
west
72m
Woolacombe is 72 miles west of Bristol
north-east
73m
Woolacombe is 73 miles north-east of Truro
west
81m
Woolacombe is 81 miles west of Bath

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