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Where is Gaer-fawr?

Gaer-fawr is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, four miles east of the town of Usk, ten miles north-east of the major city of Newport, 21 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 116 miles west of London. Gaer-fawr lies five miles west of the Gloucestershire border, and was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Gaer-fawr falls within the unitary authority of Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire. It is in the NP15 postcode district. The post town for Gaer-fawr is Usk.

Gaer-fawr on a map

Map showing extent of Gaer-fawr as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Gaer-fawr
Map showing location of Gaer-fawr within the UK
Location of Gaer-fawr within the UK

Which county is Gaer-fawr in?

Gaer-fawr is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyMonmouthshire
Administrative CountySir Fynwy - Monmouthshire

Where is Gaer-fawr in Gwent?

Gaer-fawr is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gwent, and towards the easternmost extremity of Gwent.

Map showing location of Gaer-fawr within Gwent
Location of Gaer-fawr within Gwent

What is the postcode for Gaer-fawr?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gaer-fawr is NP15 1HJ.

Where is Gaer-fawr in NP15?

Gaer-fawr is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NP15 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NP15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gaer-fawr within NP15
Location of Gaer-fawr within NP15

What is the post town for Gaer-fawr?

The post town for Gaer-fawr is Usk. Gaer-fawr is in the NP15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Usk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gaer-fawr?

The centre of Gaer-fawr is located at position 51.6818° latitude and -2.80985° longitude.

Latitude51.6818°
Longitude-2.80985°

What is the easting and northing of Gaer-fawr?

The centre of Gaer-fawr is located at the grid reference easting 344106 and northing 198426 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting344106
Northing198426

What are the nearest towns to Gaer-fawr?

Position of Gaer-fawr relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gaer-fawr to the centre of the town.

east
4m
Gaer-fawr is 4 miles east of Usk
north-west
6m
Gaer-fawr is 6 miles north-west of Chepstow
north
7m
Gaer-fawr is 7 miles north of Caldicot
north-east
8m
Gaer-fawr is 8 miles north-east of Caerleon
east
9m
Gaer-fawr is 9 miles east of Cwmbrân
south-west
10m
Gaer-fawr is 10 miles south-west of Monmouth
east
10m
Gaer-fawr is 10 miles east of Pontypool
south-west
11m
Gaer-fawr is 11 miles south-west of Coleford
east
12m
Gaer-fawr is 12 miles east of Abersychan
west
12m
Gaer-fawr is 12 miles west of Lydney

What are the nearest cities to Gaer-fawr?

Position of Gaer-fawr relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gaer-fawr to the centre of the city.

north-east
10m
Gaer-fawr is 10 miles north-east of Newport
north-west
18m
Gaer-fawr is 18 miles north-west of Bristol
north-east
21m
Gaer-fawr is 21 miles north-east of Cardiff
south
26m
Gaer-fawr is 26 miles south of Hereford
south-west
27m
Gaer-fawr is 27 miles south-west of Gloucester
north-west
28m
Gaer-fawr is 28 miles north-west of Bath
north
33m
Gaer-fawr is 33 miles north of Wells
south-west
43m
Gaer-fawr is 43 miles south-west of Worcester
east
49m
Gaer-fawr is 49 miles east of Swansea
north-west
61m
Gaer-fawr is 61 miles north-west of Salisbury