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  1. Machynlleth

Where is Machynlleth?

Machynlleth is located in the county of Powys, Wales, ten miles east of the town of Tywyn, 47 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 82 miles north of Cardiff, and 175 miles north-west of London. Machynlleth lies just south of the Gwynedd border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Machynlleth falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY20 postcode district. The post town for Machynlleth is Machynlleth.

Machynlleth on a map

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

Which county is Machynlleth in?

Machynlleth is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyMontgomeryshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Machynlleth in Powys?

Machynlleth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the westernmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Machynlleth within Powys
Location of Machynlleth within Powys

What is the postcode for Machynlleth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Machynlleth is SY20 8AA.

Where is Machynlleth in SY20?

Machynlleth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Machynlleth within SY20
Location of Machynlleth within SY20

What is the post town for Machynlleth?

The post town for Machynlleth is Machynlleth. Machynlleth is in the SY20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Machynlleth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Machynlleth?

The centre of Machynlleth is located at position 52.59055° latitude and -3.85327° longitude.

Latitude52.59055°
Longitude-3.85327°

What is the easting and northing of Machynlleth?

The centre of Machynlleth is located at the grid reference easting 274552 and northing 300808 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting274552
Northing300808

What are the nearest towns to Machynlleth?

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

east
10m
Machynlleth is 10 miles east of Tywyn
south
11m
Machynlleth is 11 miles south of Dolgellau
south-east
12m
Machynlleth is 12 miles south-east of Barmouth
north-east
16m
Machynlleth is 16 miles north-east of Aberystwyth
north-west
17m
Machynlleth is 17 miles north-west of Llanidloes
south-east
21m
Machynlleth is 21 miles south-east of Harlech
west
23m
Machynlleth is 23 miles west of Llanfair Caereinion
west
23m
Machynlleth is 23 miles west of Newtown
south-west
25m
Machynlleth is 25 miles south-west of Y Bala
north-west
25m
Machynlleth is 25 miles north-west of Rhayader

What are the nearest cities to Machynlleth?

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

south
46m
Machynlleth is 46 miles south of Bangor
south-west
48m
Machynlleth is 48 miles south-west of Wrexham
south
49m
Machynlleth is 49 miles south of St Asaph
south-west
58m
Machynlleth is 58 miles south-west of Chester
north-west
61m
Machynlleth is 61 miles north-west of Hereford
north
67m
Machynlleth is 67 miles north of Swansea
south-west
67m
Machynlleth is 67 miles south-west of Liverpool
west
73m
Machynlleth is 73 miles west of Wolverhampton
north-west
74m
Machynlleth is 74 miles north-west of Worcester
west
76m
Machynlleth is 76 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent

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