Foel is located in the county of Powys, Wales, eight miles north-west of the town of Llanfair Caereinion, 31 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 85 miles north of Cardiff, and 165 miles north-west of London. Foel lies four miles south-east of the Gwynedd border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Foel falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY21 postcode district. The post town for Foel is Welshpool.
Foel is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.
Ceremonial County | Powys |
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Historic County | Montgomeryshire |
Administrative County | Powys - Powys |
Foel is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Powys.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Foel is SY21 0NJ.
Foel is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY21 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY21 postcode district.
The post town for Foel is Welshpool. Foel is in the SY21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Welshpool.
The centre of Foel is located at position 52.69098° latitude and -3.4982° longitude.
Latitude | 52.69098° |
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Longitude | -3.4982° |
The centre of Foel is located at the grid reference easting 298836 and northing 311420 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 298836 |
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Northing | 311420 |
Position of Foel relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Foel to the centre of the town.
Position of Foel relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Foel to the centre of the city.