Caerphilly is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, five miles south of the town of Ystrad Mynach, ten miles west of the major city of Newport, seven miles north of Cardiff, and 133 miles west of London. Caerphilly lies roughly one mile east of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Caerphilly falls within the unitary authority of Caerffili - Caerphilly. It is in the CF83 postcode district. The post town for Caerphilly is Caerphilly.
Caerphilly is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Caerffili - Caerphilly.
Ceremonial County | Gwent |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Caerffili - Caerphilly |
Caerphilly is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gwent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Caerphilly is CF83 1JL.
Caerphilly is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CF83 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CF83 postcode district.
The post town for Caerphilly is Caerphilly. Caerphilly is in the CF83 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Caerphilly.
The centre of Caerphilly is located at position 51.57426° latitude and -3.2176° longitude.
Latitude | 51.57426° |
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Longitude | -3.2176° |
The centre of Caerphilly is located at the grid reference easting 315716 and northing 186857 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 315716 |
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Northing | 186857 |
Position of Caerphilly relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Caerphilly to the centre of the town.
Position of Caerphilly relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Caerphilly to the centre of the city.