Ilston is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, five miles south of the town of Loughor, six miles west of the major city of Swansea, 40 miles west of Cardiff, and 171 miles west of London. Ilston lies four miles south of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Ilston falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA2 postcode district. The post town for Ilston is Swansea.
Ilston 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 |
Ilston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Glamorgan, and towards the westernmost extremity of West Glamorgan.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ilston is SA2 7LD.
Ilston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SA2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SA2 postcode district.
The post town for Ilston is Swansea. Ilston is in the SA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.
The centre of Ilston is located at position 51.59363° latitude and -4.08586° longitude.
Latitude | 51.59363° |
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Longitude | -4.08586° |
The centre of Ilston is located at the grid reference easting 255611 and northing 190372 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 255611 |
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Northing | 190372 |
Position of Ilston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ilston to the centre of the town.
Position of Ilston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ilston to the centre of the city.