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Where is Draethen?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Draethen as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Draethen
Map showing location of Draethen within the UK
Location of Draethen within the UK

Which county is Draethen in?

Draethen is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Caerffili - Caerphilly.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyCaerffili - Caerphilly

Where is Draethen in Gwent?

Draethen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gwent.

Map showing location of Draethen within Gwent
Location of Draethen within Gwent

What is the postcode for Draethen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Draethen is NP10 8GE.

Where is Draethen in NP10?

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.

Map showing location of Draethen within NP10
Location of Draethen within NP10

What is the post town for Draethen?

The post town for Draethen is Newport. Draethen is in the NP10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Draethen?

The centre of Draethen is located at position 51.58006° latitude and -3.12505° longitude.

Latitude51.58006°
Longitude-3.12505°

What is the easting and northing of Draethen?

The centre of Draethen is located at the grid reference easting 322140 and northing 187400 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting322140
Northing187400

What are the nearest towns to Draethen?

Position of Draethen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Draethen to the centre of the town.

south
2m
Draethen is 2 miles south of Risca
east
4m
Draethen is 4 miles east of Caerphilly
south
5m
Draethen is 5 miles south of Abercarn
south-east
6m
Draethen is 6 miles south-east of Pontllanfraith
south
6m
Draethen is 6 miles south of Newbridge
south-east
6m
Draethen is 6 miles south-east of Ystrad Mynach
south-east
7m
Draethen is 7 miles south-east of Blackwood
south-west
7m
Draethen is 7 miles south-west of Cwmbrân
west
8m
Draethen is 8 miles west of Caerleon
south-east
9m
Draethen is 9 miles south-east of Bargod

What are the nearest cities to Draethen?

Position of Draethen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Draethen to the centre of the city.

west
6m
Draethen is 6 miles west of Newport
north
7m
Draethen is 7 miles north of Cardiff
west
24m
Draethen is 24 miles west of Bristol
north-west
33m
Draethen is 33 miles north-west of Wells
east
35m
Draethen is 35 miles east of Swansea
north-west
36m
Draethen is 36 miles north-west of Bath
south-west
37m
Draethen is 37 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
43m
Draethen is 43 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-west
57m
Draethen is 57 miles south-west of Worcester
north
62m
Draethen is 62 miles north of Exeter