Fforest is located in the county of Dyfed, Wales, one mile north-west of the town of Pontarddulais, nine miles north-west of the major city of Swansea, 41 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 169 miles west of London. Fforest lies just north-west of the West Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Carmarthenshire. Fforest falls within the unitary authority of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire. It is in the SA4 postcode district. The post town for Fforest is Swansea.
Fforest is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Carmarthenshire, and the administrative county of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire.
Ceremonial County | Dyfed |
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Historic County | Carmarthenshire |
Administrative County | Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire |
Fforest is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dyfed, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dyfed.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fforest is SA4 0TX.
Fforest is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SA4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA4 postcode district.
The post town for Fforest is Swansea. Fforest is in the SA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.
The centre of Fforest is located at position 51.72138° latitude and -4.05427° longitude.
Latitude | 51.72138° |
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Longitude | -4.05427° |
The centre of Fforest is located at the grid reference easting 258199 and northing 204515 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 258199 |
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Northing | 204515 |
Position of Fforest relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fforest to the centre of the town.
Position of Fforest relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fforest to the centre of the city.