Canisland is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, five miles south of the town of Loughor, six miles west of the major city of Swansea, 39 miles west of Cardiff, and 170 miles west of London. Canisland lies five miles south of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Canisland falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA3 postcode district. The post town for Canisland is Swansea.
Canisland 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 |
Canisland 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 Canisland is SA3 2ED.
Canisland 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 Canisland is Swansea. Canisland is in the SA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.
The centre of Canisland is located at position 51.59039° latitude and -4.07362° longitude.
Latitude | 51.59039° |
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Longitude | -4.07362° |
The centre of Canisland is located at the grid reference easting 256449 and northing 189986 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 256449 |
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Northing | 189986 |
Position of Canisland relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Canisland to the centre of the town.
Position of Canisland relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Canisland to the centre of the city.