Darowen is located in the county of Powys, Wales, five miles east of the town of Machynlleth, 42 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 81 miles north of Cardiff, and 171 miles north-west of London. Darowen lies five miles south-east of the Gwynedd border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Darowen falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY20 postcode district. The post town for Darowen is Machynlleth.
Darowen is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.
Ceremonial County | Powys |
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Historic County | Montgomeryshire |
Administrative County | Powys - Powys |
Darowen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the westernmost extremity of Powys.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Darowen is SY20 8NT.
Darowen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY20 postcode district.
The post town for Darowen is Machynlleth. Darowen is in the SY20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Machynlleth.
The centre of Darowen is located at position 52.6014° latitude and -3.72826° longitude.
Latitude | 52.6014° |
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Longitude | -3.72826° |
The centre of Darowen is located at the grid reference easting 283049 and northing 301804 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 283049 |
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Northing | 301804 |
Position of Darowen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Darowen to the centre of the town.
Position of Darowen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Darowen to the centre of the city.