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Where is Waterloo?

Waterloo is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, three miles east of the town of Caerphilly, seven miles west of the major city of Newport, seven miles north of Cardiff, and 131 miles west of London. Waterloo lies two miles north-east of the South Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Waterloo falls within the unitary authority of Caerffili - Caerphilly. It is in the CF83 postcode district. The post town for Waterloo is Caerphilly.

Waterloo on a map

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

Which county is Waterloo in?

Waterloo is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Caerffili - Caerphilly.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyCaerffili - Caerphilly

Where is Waterloo in Gwent?

Waterloo is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gwent.

Map showing location of Waterloo within Gwent
Location of Waterloo within Gwent

What is the postcode for Waterloo?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Waterloo is CF83 8LY.

Where is Waterloo in CF83?

Waterloo is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CF83 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CF83 postcode district.

Map showing location of Waterloo within CF83
Location of Waterloo within CF83

What is the post town for Waterloo?

The post town for Waterloo is Caerphilly. Waterloo is in the CF83 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Caerphilly.

What is the latitude and longitude of Waterloo?

The centre of Waterloo is located at position 51.58659° latitude and -3.16217° longitude.

Latitude51.58659°
Longitude-3.16217°

What is the easting and northing of Waterloo?

The centre of Waterloo is located at the grid reference easting 319579 and northing 188166 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting319579
Northing188166

What are the nearest towns to Waterloo?

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

east
3m
Waterloo is 3 miles east of Caerphilly
south-west
3m
Waterloo is 3 miles south-west of Risca
south
4m
Waterloo is 4 miles south of Abercarn
south
5m
Waterloo is 5 miles south of Pontllanfraith
south-east
5m
Waterloo is 5 miles south-east of Ystrad Mynach
south
5m
Waterloo is 5 miles south of Newbridge
south
6m
Waterloo is 6 miles south of Blackwood
south-west
8m
Waterloo is 8 miles south-west of Cwmbrân
south
8m
Waterloo is 8 miles south of Bargod
east
8m
Waterloo is 8 miles east of Pontypridd

What are the nearest cities to Waterloo?

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

west
7m
Waterloo is 7 miles west of Newport
north
7m
Waterloo is 7 miles north of Cardiff
west
26m
Waterloo is 26 miles west of Bristol
east
34m
Waterloo is 34 miles east of Swansea
north-west
34m
Waterloo is 34 miles north-west of Wells
north-west
37m
Waterloo is 37 miles north-west of Bath
south-west
38m
Waterloo is 38 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
44m
Waterloo is 44 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-west
58m
Waterloo is 58 miles south-west of Worcester
north
62m
Waterloo is 62 miles north of Exeter