Draethen is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, two miles south of the town of Risca, six miles west of the major city of Newport, seven miles north of Cardiff, and 129 miles west of London. Draethen lies two miles north-east of the South Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Draethen falls within the unitary authority of Caerffili - Caerphilly. It is in the NP10 postcode district. The post town for Draethen is Newport.
Draethen is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Caerffili - Caerphilly.
Ceremonial County | Gwent |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Caerffili - Caerphilly |
Draethen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gwent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Draethen is NP10 8GE.
Draethen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NP10 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NP10 postcode district.
The post town for Draethen is Newport. Draethen is in the NP10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newport.
The centre of Draethen is located at position 51.58006° latitude and -3.12505° longitude.
Latitude | 51.58006° |
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Longitude | -3.12505° |
The centre of Draethen is located at the grid reference easting 322140 and northing 187400 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 322140 |
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Northing | 187400 |
Position of Draethen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Draethen to the centre of the town.
Position of Draethen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Draethen to the centre of the city.