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Where is Backe?

Backe is located in the county of Dyfed, Wales, two miles west of the town of St Clears, 28 miles north-west of the major city of Swansea, 62 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 190 miles west of London. Backe was historically in the county of Carmarthenshire. Backe falls within the unitary authority of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire. It is in the SA33 postcode district. The post town for Backe is Carmarthen.

Backe on a map

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

Which county is Backe in?

Backe is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Carmarthenshire, and the administrative county of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire.

Ceremonial CountyDyfed
Historic CountyCarmarthenshire
Administrative CountySir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire

Where is Backe in Dyfed?

Backe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dyfed, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dyfed.

Map showing location of Backe within Dyfed
Location of Backe within Dyfed

What is the postcode for Backe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Backe is SA33 4EU.

Where is Backe in SA33?

Backe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SA33 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SA33 postcode district.

Map showing location of Backe within SA33
Location of Backe within SA33

What is the post town for Backe?

The post town for Backe is Carmarthen. Backe is in the SA33 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carmarthen.

What is the latitude and longitude of Backe?

The centre of Backe is located at position 51.81036° latitude and -4.52862° longitude.

Latitude51.81036°
Longitude-4.52862°

What is the easting and northing of Backe?

The centre of Backe is located at the grid reference easting 225781 and northing 215439 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting225781
Northing215439

What are the nearest towns to Backe?

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

west
2m
Backe is 2 miles west of St Clears
east
4m
Backe is 4 miles east of Whitland
north-west
4m
Backe is 4 miles north-west of Laugharne
east
9m
Backe is 9 miles east of Narberth
west
10m
Backe is 10 miles west of Carmarthen
north-west
11m
Backe is 11 miles north-west of Kidwelly
north-east
12m
Backe is 12 miles north-east of Tenby
north-west
15m
Backe is 15 miles north-west of Burry Port
south
16m
Backe is 16 miles south of Newcastle Emlyn
north-west
18m
Backe is 18 miles north-west of Llanelli

What are the nearest cities to Backe?

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

north-west
28m
Backe is 28 miles north-west of Swansea
east
32m
Backe is 32 miles east of St Davids
north-west
62m
Backe is 62 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
68m
Backe is 68 miles west of Newport
west
79m
Backe is 79 miles west of Hereford
west
87m
Backe is 87 miles west of Bristol
north-west
87m
Backe is 87 miles north-west of Exeter
north-west
91m
Backe is 91 miles north-west of Wells
west
98m
Backe is 98 miles west of Gloucester
west
98m
Backe is 98 miles west of Bath