Began is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, five miles south of the town of Risca, six miles south-west of the major city of Newport, six miles north-east of Cardiff, and 129 miles west of London. Began lies just north-east of the South Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Began falls within the unitary authority of Casnewydd - Newport. It is in the CF3 postcode district. The post town for Began is Cardiff.
Began is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Casnewydd - Newport.
Ceremonial County | Gwent |
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Historic County | Monmouthshire |
Administrative County | Casnewydd - Newport |
Began is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gwent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Began is CF3 6XU.
Began is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CF3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CF3 postcode district.
The post town for Began is Cardiff. Began is in the CF3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cardiff.
The centre of Began is located at position 51.54852° latitude and -3.11169° longitude.
Latitude | 51.54852° |
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Longitude | -3.11169° |
The centre of Began is located at the grid reference easting 323012 and northing 183878 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 323012 |
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Northing | 183878 |
Position of Began relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Began to the centre of the town.
Position of Began relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Began to the centre of the city.