Cross Hands is located in the county of Dyfed, Wales, four miles west of the town of Ammanford, 14 miles north-west of the major city of Swansea, 45 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 171 miles west of London. Cross Hands lies four miles north-west of the West Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Carmarthenshire. Cross Hands falls within the unitary authority of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire. It is in the SA14 postcode district. The post town for Cross Hands is Llanelli.
Cross Hands is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Carmarthenshire, and the administrative county of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire.
Ceremonial County | Dyfed |
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Historic County | Carmarthenshire |
Administrative County | Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire |
Cross Hands is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dyfed, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dyfed.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cross Hands is SA14 6SP.
Cross Hands is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SA14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA14 postcode district.
The post town for Cross Hands is Llanelli. Cross Hands is in the SA14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Llanelli.
The centre of Cross Hands is located at position 51.7943° latitude and -4.08754° longitude.
Latitude | 51.7943° |
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Longitude | -4.08754° |
The centre of Cross Hands is located at the grid reference easting 256133 and northing 212690 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 256133 |
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Northing | 212690 |
Position of Cross Hands relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cross Hands to the centre of the town.
Position of Cross Hands relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cross Hands to the centre of the city.