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Where is Fforest?

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.

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

Which county is Fforest in?

Fforest is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Carmarthenshire, and the administrative county of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire.

Ceremonial CountyDyfed
Historic CountyCarmarthenshire
Administrative CountySir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire

Where is Fforest in Dyfed?

Fforest is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dyfed, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dyfed.

Map showing location of Fforest within Dyfed
Location of Fforest within Dyfed

What is the postcode for Fforest?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Fforest is SA4 0TX.

Where is Fforest in SA4?

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.

Map showing location of Fforest within SA4
Location of Fforest within SA4

What is the post town for Fforest?

The post town for Fforest is Swansea. Fforest is in the SA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.

What is the latitude and longitude of Fforest?

The centre of Fforest is located at position 51.72138° latitude and -4.05427° longitude.

Latitude51.72138°
Longitude-4.05427°

What is the easting and northing of Fforest?

The centre of Fforest is located at the grid reference easting 258199 and northing 204515 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting258199
Northing204515

What are the nearest towns to Fforest?

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

north-west
1m
Fforest is 1 mile north-west of Pontarddulais
north
4m
Fforest is 4 miles north of Gorseinon
north
4m
Fforest is 4 miles north of Loughor
north-east
5m
Fforest is 5 miles north-east of Llanelli
south-west
6m
Fforest is 6 miles south-west of Ammanford
east
9m
Fforest is 9 miles east of Burry Port
west
9m
Fforest is 9 miles west of Pontardawe
east
11m
Fforest is 11 miles east of Kidwelly
south
11m
Fforest is 11 miles south of Llandeilo
west
11m
Fforest is 11 miles west of Neath

What are the nearest cities to Fforest?

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

north-west
9m
Fforest is 9 miles north-west of Swansea
north-west
41m
Fforest is 41 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
46m
Fforest is 46 miles west of Newport
east
53m
Fforest is 53 miles east of St Davids
west
62m
Fforest is 62 miles west of Hereford
west
65m
Fforest is 65 miles west of Bristol
north-west
70m
Fforest is 70 miles north-west of Wells
north
73m
Fforest is 73 miles north of Exeter
west
77m
Fforest is 77 miles west of Bath
west
78m
Fforest is 78 miles west of Gloucester

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