Dol-y-cannau is located in the county of Powys, Wales, five miles north of the town of Hay-on-Wye, 39 miles north of the major city of Newport, 45 miles north of Cardiff, and 137 miles west of London. Dol-y-cannau lies roughly one mile west of the Herefordshire border, and was historically in the county of Radnorshire. Dol-y-cannau falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the HR5 postcode district. The post town for Dol-y-cannau is Kington.
Dol-y-cannau is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Radnorshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.
Ceremonial County | Powys |
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Historic County | Radnorshire |
Administrative County | Powys - Powys |
Dol-y-cannau is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dol-y-cannau is HR5 3QJ.
Dol-y-cannau is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the HR5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HR5 postcode district.
The post town for Dol-y-cannau is Kington. Dol-y-cannau is in the HR5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kington.
The centre of Dol-y-cannau is located at position 52.1354° latitude and -3.16659° longitude.
Latitude | 52.1354° |
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Longitude | -3.16659° |
The centre of Dol-y-cannau is located at the grid reference easting 320251 and northing 249209 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 320251 |
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Northing | 249209 |
Position of Dol-y-cannau relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dol-y-cannau to the centre of the town.
Position of Dol-y-cannau relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dol-y-cannau to the centre of the city.