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 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 |
Knelston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Glamorgan, and towards the westernmost extremity of West Glamorgan.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Knelston is SA3 1AR.
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.
The post town for Knelston is Swansea. Knelston is in the SA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.
The centre of Knelston is located at position 51.57848° latitude and -4.21145° longitude.
Latitude | 51.57848° |
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Longitude | -4.21145° |
The centre of Knelston is located at the grid reference easting 246862 and northing 188941 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 246862 |
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Northing | 188941 |
Position of Knelston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Knelston to the centre of the town.
Position of Knelston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Knelston to the centre of the city.