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Where is Knelston?

Knelston is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, seven miles south of the town of Llanelli, 12 miles west of the major city of Swansea, 45 miles west of Cardiff, and 176 miles west of London. Knelston lies five miles south of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Knelston falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA3 postcode district. The post town for Knelston is Swansea.

Knelston on a map

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

Which county is Knelston in?

Knelston 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 Knelston in West Glamorgan?

Knelston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Glamorgan, and towards the westernmost extremity of West Glamorgan.

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

What is the postcode for Knelston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Knelston is SA3 1AR.

Where is Knelston in SA3?

Knelston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SA3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Knelston within SA3
Location of Knelston within SA3

What is the post town for Knelston?

The post town for Knelston is Swansea. Knelston is in the SA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.

What is the latitude and longitude of Knelston?

The centre of Knelston is located at position 51.57848° latitude and -4.21145° longitude.

Latitude51.57848°
Longitude-4.21145°

What is the easting and northing of Knelston?

The centre of Knelston is located at the grid reference easting 246862 and northing 188941 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting246862
Northing188941

What are the nearest towns to Knelston?

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

south
7m
Knelston is 7 miles south of Llanelli
south
7m
Knelston is 7 miles south of Burry Port
south-west
9m
Knelston is 9 miles south-west of Loughor
south-west
10m
Knelston is 10 miles south-west of Gorseinon
south
12m
Knelston is 12 miles south of Kidwelly
south-west
12m
Knelston is 12 miles south-west of Pontarddulais
south-east
17m
Knelston is 17 miles south-east of Laugharne
south-west
18m
Knelston is 18 miles south-west of Ammanford
south-west
18m
Knelston is 18 miles south-west of Pontardawe
west
18m
Knelston is 18 miles west of Port Talbot

What are the nearest cities to Knelston?

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

west
12m
Knelston is 12 miles west of Swansea
west
45m
Knelston is 45 miles west of Cardiff
south-east
50m
Knelston is 50 miles south-east of St Davids
west
52m
Knelston is 52 miles west of Newport
north-west
66m
Knelston is 66 miles north-west of Exeter
west
70m
Knelston is 70 miles west of Bristol
south-west
72m
Knelston is 72 miles south-west of Hereford
west
72m
Knelston is 72 miles west of Wells
west
81m
Knelston is 81 miles west of Bath
north
84m
Knelston is 84 miles north of Plymouth