Fairwood is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, three miles south of the town of Loughor, five miles west of the major city of Swansea, 40 miles west of Cardiff, and 170 miles west of London. Fairwood lies three miles south of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Fairwood falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA2 postcode district. The post town for Fairwood is Swansea.
Fairwood is in the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Abertawe - Swansea.
Ceremonial County | West Glamorgan |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Abertawe - Swansea |
Fairwood is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Glamorgan.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fairwood is SA2 7LA.
Fairwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SA2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA2 postcode district.
The post town for Fairwood is Swansea. Fairwood is in the SA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.
The centre of Fairwood is located at position 51.61755° latitude and -4.06703° longitude.
Latitude | 51.61755° |
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Longitude | -4.06703° |
The centre of Fairwood is located at the grid reference easting 256991 and northing 192994 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 256991 |
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Northing | 192994 |
Position of Fairwood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fairwood to the centre of the town.
Position of Fairwood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fairwood to the centre of the city.