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  1. Gorseinon

Where is Gorseinon?

Gorseinon is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, one mile east of the town of Loughor, five miles north-west of the major city of Swansea, 39 miles west of Cardiff, and 169 miles west of London. Gorseinon lies roughly one mile south-east of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Gorseinon falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA4 postcode district. The post town for Gorseinon is Swansea.

Gorseinon on a map

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

Which county is Gorseinon in?

Gorseinon is in the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Abertawe - Swansea.

Ceremonial CountyWest Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyAbertawe - Swansea

Where is Gorseinon in West Glamorgan?

Gorseinon 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.

Map showing location of Gorseinon within West Glamorgan
Location of Gorseinon within West Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Gorseinon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gorseinon is SA4 4NJ.

Where is Gorseinon in SA4?

Gorseinon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SA4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gorseinon within SA4
Location of Gorseinon within SA4

What is the post town for Gorseinon?

The post town for Gorseinon is Swansea. Gorseinon is in the SA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gorseinon?

The centre of Gorseinon is located at position 51.66937° latitude and -4.04159° longitude.

Latitude51.66937°
Longitude-4.04159°

What is the easting and northing of Gorseinon?

The centre of Gorseinon is located at the grid reference easting 258913 and northing 198706 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting258913
Northing198706

What are the nearest towns to Gorseinon?

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

east
1m
Gorseinon is 1 mile east of Loughor
south
3m
Gorseinon is 3 miles south of Pontarddulais
east
5m
Gorseinon is 5 miles east of Llanelli
south
9m
Gorseinon is 9 miles south of Ammanford
east
9m
Gorseinon is 9 miles east of Burry Port
west
9m
Gorseinon is 9 miles west of Pontardawe
west
10m
Gorseinon is 10 miles west of Neath
north-west
12m
Gorseinon is 12 miles north-west of Port Talbot
south-east
12m
Gorseinon is 12 miles south-east of Kidwelly
south-west
14m
Gorseinon is 14 miles south-west of Ystradgynlais

What are the nearest cities to Gorseinon?

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

north-west
5m
Gorseinon is 5 miles north-west of Swansea
west
39m
Gorseinon is 39 miles west of Cardiff
west
45m
Gorseinon is 45 miles west of Newport
east
54m
Gorseinon is 54 miles east of St Davids
south-west
63m
Gorseinon is 63 miles south-west of Hereford
west
64m
Gorseinon is 64 miles west of Bristol
north-west
68m
Gorseinon is 68 miles north-west of Wells
north
69m
Gorseinon is 69 miles north of Exeter
west
75m
Gorseinon is 75 miles west of Bath
west
78m
Gorseinon is 78 miles west of Gloucester

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