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Where is Forge?

Forge is located in the county of Powys, Wales, one mile south-east of the town of Machynlleth, 46 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 81 miles north of Cardiff, and 174 miles north-west of London. Forge lies roughly one mile south of the Gwynedd border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Forge falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY20 postcode district. The post town for Forge is Machynlleth.

Forge on a map

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

Which county is Forge in?

Forge is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyMontgomeryshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Forge in Powys?

Forge is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the westernmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Forge within Powys
Location of Forge within Powys

What is the postcode for Forge?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Forge is SY20 8RN.

Where is Forge in SY20?

Forge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Forge within SY20
Location of Forge within SY20

What is the post town for Forge?

The post town for Forge is Machynlleth. Forge is in the SY20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Machynlleth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Forge?

The centre of Forge is located at position 52.58278° latitude and -3.82592° longitude.

Latitude52.58278°
Longitude-3.82592°

What is the easting and northing of Forge?

The centre of Forge is located at the grid reference easting 276383 and northing 299897 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting276383
Northing299897

What are the nearest towns to Forge?

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

south-east
1m
Forge is 1 mile south-east of Machynlleth
east
11m
Forge is 11 miles east of Tywyn
south
11m
Forge is 11 miles south of Dolgellau
south-east
14m
Forge is 14 miles south-east of Barmouth
north-west
15m
Forge is 15 miles north-west of Llanidloes
north-east
16m
Forge is 16 miles north-east of Aberystwyth
west
22m
Forge is 22 miles west of Llanfair Caereinion
west
22m
Forge is 22 miles west of Newtown
south-east
22m
Forge is 22 miles south-east of Harlech
north-west
24m
Forge is 24 miles north-west of Rhayader

What are the nearest cities to Forge?

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

south
46m
Forge is 46 miles south of Bangor
south-west
47m
Forge is 47 miles south-west of Wrexham
south
49m
Forge is 49 miles south of St Asaph
south-west
57m
Forge is 57 miles south-west of Chester
north-west
59m
Forge is 59 miles north-west of Hereford
north
67m
Forge is 67 miles north of Swansea
south-west
67m
Forge is 67 miles south-west of Liverpool
west
71m
Forge is 71 miles west of Wolverhampton
west
73m
Forge is 73 miles west of Worcester
south-west
76m
Forge is 76 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent