Cwmbrân is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, three miles south of the town of Pontypool, five miles north of the major city of Newport, 14 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 125 miles west of London. Cwmbrân was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Cwmbrân falls within the unitary authority of Torfaen - Torfaen. It is in the NP44 postcode district. The post town for Cwmbrân is Cwmbran.
Cwmbrân is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Torfaen - Torfaen.
Ceremonial County | Gwent |
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Historic County | Monmouthshire |
Administrative County | Torfaen - Torfaen |
Cwmbrân is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gwent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cwmbrân is NP44 1PD.
Cwmbrân is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NP44 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NP44 postcode district.
The post town for Cwmbrân is Cwmbran. Cwmbrân is in the NP44 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cwmbran.
The centre of Cwmbrân is located at position 51.65422° latitude and -3.02001° longitude.
Latitude | 51.65422° |
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Longitude | -3.02001° |
The centre of Cwmbrân is located at the grid reference easting 329533 and northing 195541 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 329533 |
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Northing | 195541 |
Position of Cwmbrân relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cwmbrân to the centre of the town.
Position of Cwmbrân relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cwmbrân to the centre of the city.