Castle-upon-Alun is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, three miles south of the town of Bridgend, 19 miles south-east of the major city of Swansea, 17 miles west of Cardiff, and 148 miles west of London. Castle-upon-Alun lies two miles south of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Castle-upon-Alun falls within the unitary authority of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan. It is in the CF32 postcode district. The post town for Castle-upon-Alun is Bridgend.
Castle-upon-Alun is in the ceremonial county of South Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan.
Ceremonial County | South Glamorgan |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan |
Castle-upon-Alun is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of South Glamorgan, and towards the westernmost extremity of South Glamorgan.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Castle-upon-Alun is CF32 0TN.
Castle-upon-Alun is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF32 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CF32 postcode district.
The post town for Castle-upon-Alun is Bridgend. Castle-upon-Alun is in the CF32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridgend.
The centre of Castle-upon-Alun is located at position 51.46147° latitude and -3.56877° longitude.
Latitude | 51.46147° |
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Longitude | -3.56877° |
The centre of Castle-upon-Alun is located at the grid reference easting 291112 and northing 174778 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 291112 |
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Northing | 174778 |
Position of Castle-upon-Alun relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle-upon-Alun to the centre of the town.
Position of Castle-upon-Alun relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle-upon-Alun to the centre of the city.