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 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 |
Fron is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fron is SY21 8RY.
Fron is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY21 postcode district.
The post town for Fron is Welshpool. Fron is in the SY21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Welshpool.
The centre of Fron is located at position 52.6226° latitude and -3.14089° longitude.
Latitude | 52.6226° |
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Longitude | -3.14089° |
The centre of Fron is located at the grid reference easting 322865 and northing 303371 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 322865 |
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Northing | 303371 |
Position of Fron relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fron to the centre of the town.
Position of Fron relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fron to the centre of the city.