Bishopston is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, five miles south-west of the major city of Swansea, 38 miles west of Cardiff, and 169 miles west of London. Bishopston lies six miles south of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Bishopston falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA3 postcode district. The post town for Bishopston is Swansea.
Bishopston is in the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Abertawe - Swansea.
Ceremonial County | West Glamorgan |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Abertawe - Swansea |
Bishopston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Glamorgan.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bishopston is SA3 3EW.
Bishopston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SA3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SA3 postcode district.
The post town for Bishopston is Swansea. Bishopston is in the SA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.
The centre of Bishopston is located at position 51.58044° latitude and -4.05117° longitude.
Latitude | 51.58044° |
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Longitude | -4.05117° |
The centre of Bishopston is located at the grid reference easting 257973 and northing 188836 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 257973 |
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Northing | 188836 |
Position of Bishopston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bishopston to the centre of the town.
Position of Bishopston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bishopston to the centre of the city.