Glais is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, three miles south-west of the town of Pontardawe, five miles north-east of the major city of Swansea, 33 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 162 miles west of London. Glais lies six miles south-east of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Glais falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA7 postcode district. The post town for Glais is Swansea.
Glais is in the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Abertawe - Swansea.
Ceremonial County | West Glamorgan |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Abertawe - Swansea |
Glais is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Glamorgan.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Glais is SA7 9EN.
Glais is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SA7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA7 postcode district.
The post town for Glais is Swansea. Glais is in the SA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.
The centre of Glais is located at position 51.68841° latitude and -3.87692° longitude.
Latitude | 51.68841° |
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Longitude | -3.87692° |
The centre of Glais is located at the grid reference easting 270354 and northing 200518 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 270354 |
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Northing | 200518 |
Position of Glais relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Glais to the centre of the town.
Position of Glais relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Glais to the centre of the city.