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Where is Harpton?

Harpton is located in the county of Powys, Wales, five miles west of the town of Kington, 37 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 52 miles north of Cardiff, and 137 miles west of London. Harpton lies two miles north-west of the Herefordshire border, and was historically in the county of Radnorshire. Harpton falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the LD8 postcode district. The post town for Harpton is Presteigne.

Harpton on a map

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

Which county is Harpton in?

Harpton is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Radnorshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyRadnorshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Harpton in Powys?

Harpton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Harpton within Powys
Location of Harpton within Powys

What is the postcode for Harpton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Harpton is LD8 2RE.

Where is Harpton in LD8?

Harpton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LD8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LD8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Harpton within LD8
Location of Harpton within LD8

What is the post town for Harpton?

The post town for Harpton is Presteigne. Harpton is in the LD8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Presteigne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Harpton?

The centre of Harpton is located at position 52.22646° latitude and -3.12972° longitude.

Latitude52.22646°
Longitude-3.12972°

What is the easting and northing of Harpton?

The centre of Harpton is located at the grid reference easting 322932 and northing 259297 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting322932
Northing259297

What are the nearest towns to Harpton?

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

west
5m
Harpton is 5 miles west of Kington
south-west
6m
Harpton is 6 miles south-west of Presteigne
south-west
9m
Harpton is 9 miles south-west of Knighton
north
11m
Harpton is 11 miles north of Hay-on-Wye
east
11m
Harpton is 11 miles east of Llandrindod Wells
north-east
13m
Harpton is 13 miles north-east of Builth Wells
north
17m
Harpton is 17 miles north of Talgarth
west
17m
Harpton is 17 miles west of Leominster
east
17m
Harpton is 17 miles east of Rhayader
south
19m
Harpton is 19 miles south of Bishop's Castle

What are the nearest cities to Harpton?

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

north-west
21m
Harpton is 21 miles north-west of Hereford
west
39m
Harpton is 39 miles west of Worcester
north
45m
Harpton is 45 miles north of Newport
north-west
45m
Harpton is 45 miles north-west of Gloucester
south-west
49m
Harpton is 49 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
north
52m
Harpton is 52 miles north of Cardiff
north-east
54m
Harpton is 54 miles north-east of Swansea
west
55m
Harpton is 55 miles west of Birmingham
south
57m
Harpton is 57 miles south of Wrexham
north
58m
Harpton is 58 miles north of Bristol