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Where is Fron?

Fron is located in the county of Powys, Wales, three miles south of the town of Welshpool, 17 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 79 miles north of Cardiff, and 149 miles north-west of London. Fron lies two miles west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Fron falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY21 postcode district. The post town for Fron is Welshpool.

Fron on a map

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

Which county is Fron in?

Fron 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 Fron in Powys?

Fron is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Fron within Powys
Location of Fron within Powys

What is the postcode for Fron?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Fron is SY21 8RY.

Where is Fron in SY21?

Fron is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Fron within SY21
Location of Fron within SY21

What is the post town for Fron?

The post town for Fron is Welshpool. Fron is in the SY21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Welshpool.

What is the latitude and longitude of Fron?

The centre of Fron is located at position 52.6226° latitude and -3.14089° longitude.

Latitude52.6226°
Longitude-3.14089°

What is the easting and northing of Fron?

The centre of Fron is located at the grid reference easting 322865 and northing 303371 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting322865
Northing303371

What are the nearest towns to Fron?

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

south
3m
Fron is 3 miles south of Welshpool
north
4m
Fron is 4 miles north of Montgomery
east
8m
Fron is 8 miles east of Llanfair Caereinion
north-east
10m
Fron is 10 miles north-east of Newtown
north-west
11m
Fron is 11 miles north-west of Bishop's Castle
south-east
11m
Fron is 11 miles south-east of Llanfyllin
north-west
15m
Fron is 15 miles north-west of Church Stretton
south
17m
Fron is 17 miles south of Oswestry
west
17m
Fron is 17 miles west of Shrewsbury
north-west
18m
Fron is 18 miles north-west of Craven Arms

What are the nearest cities to Fron?

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

south
30m
Fron is 30 miles south of Wrexham
south
41m
Fron is 41 miles south of Chester
west
43m
Fron is 43 miles west of Wolverhampton
north-west
43m
Fron is 43 miles north-west of Hereford
south
46m
Fron is 46 miles south of St Asaph
north-west
49m
Fron is 49 miles north-west of Worcester
south-west
49m
Fron is 49 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
53m
Fron is 53 miles west of Birmingham
south
55m
Fron is 55 miles south of Liverpool
west
55m
Fron is 55 miles west of Lichfield