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Where is Black Rock?

Black Rock is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, two miles east of the town of Caldicot, 11 miles north-west of the major city of Bristol, 22 miles east of Cardiff, and 111 miles west of London. Black Rock lies just south-west of the Gloucestershire border, and was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Black Rock falls within the unitary authority of Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire. It is in the NP26 postcode district. The post town for Black Rock is Caldicot.

Black Rock on a map

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

Which county is Black Rock in?

Black Rock is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyMonmouthshire
Administrative CountySir Fynwy - Monmouthshire

Where is Black Rock in Gwent?

Black Rock is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and towards the easternmost extremity of Gwent.

Map showing location of Black Rock within Gwent
Location of Black Rock within Gwent

What is the postcode for Black Rock?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Black Rock is NP26 5TW.

Where is Black Rock in NP26?

Black Rock is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NP26 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NP26 postcode district.

Map showing location of Black Rock within NP26
Location of Black Rock within NP26

What is the post town for Black Rock?

The post town for Black Rock is Caldicot. Black Rock is in the NP26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Caldicot.

What is the latitude and longitude of Black Rock?

The centre of Black Rock is located at position 51.59166° latitude and -2.70992° longitude.

Latitude51.59166°
Longitude-2.70992°

What is the easting and northing of Black Rock?

The centre of Black Rock is located at the grid reference easting 350917 and northing 188329 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting350917
Northing188329

What are the nearest towns to Black Rock?

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

east
2m
Black Rock is 2 miles east of Caldicot
south-west
4m
Black Rock is 4 miles south-west of Chepstow
north
8m
Black Rock is 8 miles north of Portishead
west
8m
Black Rock is 8 miles west of Thornbury
north-west
8m
Black Rock is 8 miles north-west of Bradley Stoke
north-west
8m
Black Rock is 8 miles north-west of Filton
east
11m
Black Rock is 11 miles east of Caerleon
north
11m
Black Rock is 11 miles north of Nailsea
south-east
11m
Black Rock is 11 miles south-east of Usk
south-west
12m
Black Rock is 12 miles south-west of Lydney

What are the nearest cities to Black Rock?

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

north-west
11m
Black Rock is 11 miles north-west of Bristol
east
12m
Black Rock is 12 miles east of Newport
north-west
21m
Black Rock is 21 miles north-west of Bath
east
22m
Black Rock is 22 miles east of Cardiff
north
27m
Black Rock is 27 miles north of Wells
south-west
27m
Black Rock is 27 miles south-west of Gloucester
south
32m
Black Rock is 32 miles south of Hereford
south-west
47m
Black Rock is 47 miles south-west of Worcester
east
53m
Black Rock is 53 miles east of Swansea
north-west
54m
Black Rock is 54 miles north-west of Salisbury