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Where is Llanfechain?

Llanfechain is located in the county of Powys, Wales, three miles east of the town of Llanfyllin, 20 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 90 miles north of Cardiff, and 157 miles north-west of London. Llanfechain lies two miles north-west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Llanfechain falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY22 postcode district.

Llanfechain on a map

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

Which county is Llanfechain in?

Llanfechain is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyMontgomeryshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Llanfechain in Powys?

Llanfechain is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Llanfechain within Powys
Location of Llanfechain within Powys

What is the postcode for Llanfechain?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Llanfechain is SY22 6UP.

Where is Llanfechain in SY22?

Llanfechain is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY22 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY22 postcode district.

Map showing location of Llanfechain within SY22
Location of Llanfechain within SY22

What is the latitude and longitude of Llanfechain?

The centre of Llanfechain is located at position 52.77674° latitude and -3.20559° longitude.

Latitude52.77674°
Longitude-3.20559°

What is the easting and northing of Llanfechain?

The centre of Llanfechain is located at the grid reference easting 318772 and northing 320587 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting318772
Northing320587

What are the nearest towns to Llanfechain?

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

east
3m
Llanfechain is 3 miles east of Llanfyllin
north
8m
Llanfechain is 8 miles north of Welshpool
south-west
9m
Llanfechain is 9 miles south-west of Oswestry
north-east
10m
Llanfechain is 10 miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion
south-west
12m
Llanfechain is 12 miles south-west of Chirk
south
13m
Llanfechain is 13 miles south of Llangollen
north
15m
Llanfechain is 15 miles north of Montgomery
south-west
16m
Llanfechain is 16 miles south-west of Ellesmere
north
19m
Llanfechain is 19 miles north of Newtown
south-east
19m
Llanfechain is 19 miles south-east of Y Bala

What are the nearest cities to Llanfechain?

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

south-west
21m
Llanfechain is 21 miles south-west of Wrexham
south-west
31m
Llanfechain is 31 miles south-west of Chester
south
35m
Llanfechain is 35 miles south of St Asaph
south
45m
Llanfechain is 45 miles south of Liverpool
west
46m
Llanfechain is 46 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
47m
Llanfechain is 47 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-east
50m
Llanfechain is 50 miles south-east of Bangor
north
54m
Llanfechain is 54 miles north of Hereford
north-west
58m
Llanfechain is 58 miles north-west of Worcester
west
58m
Llanfechain is 58 miles west of Lichfield