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Where is Loughor?

Loughor is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, one mile west of the town of Gorseinon, six miles north-west of the major city of Swansea, 40 miles west of Cardiff, and 170 miles west of London. Loughor lies just south-east of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Loughor falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA4 postcode district. The post town for Loughor is Swansea.

Loughor on a map

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

Which county is Loughor in?

Loughor 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 Loughor in West Glamorgan?

Loughor is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Glamorgan.

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

What is the postcode for Loughor?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Loughor is SA4 6SJ.

Where is Loughor in SA4?

Loughor is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SA4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Loughor within SA4
Location of Loughor within SA4

What is the post town for Loughor?

The post town for Loughor is Swansea. Loughor is in the SA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.

What is the latitude and longitude of Loughor?

The centre of Loughor is located at position 51.66453° latitude and -4.06692° longitude.

Latitude51.66453°
Longitude-4.06692°

What is the easting and northing of Loughor?

The centre of Loughor is located at the grid reference easting 257146 and northing 198218 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting257146
Northing198218

What are the nearest towns to Loughor?

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

west
1m
Loughor is 1 mile west of Gorseinon
south
4m
Loughor is 4 miles south of Pontarddulais
east
4m
Loughor is 4 miles east of Llanelli
east
8m
Loughor is 8 miles east of Burry Port
south
9m
Loughor is 9 miles south of Ammanford
west
10m
Loughor is 10 miles west of Pontardawe
west
11m
Loughor is 11 miles west of Neath
south-east
11m
Loughor is 11 miles south-east of Kidwelly
north-west
13m
Loughor is 13 miles north-west of Port Talbot
south-west
15m
Loughor is 15 miles south-west of Ystradgynlais

What are the nearest cities to Loughor?

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

north-west
6m
Loughor is 6 miles north-west of Swansea
west
40m
Loughor is 40 miles west of Cardiff
west
46m
Loughor is 46 miles west of Newport
east
54m
Loughor is 54 miles east of St Davids
south-west
64m
Loughor is 64 miles south-west of Hereford
west
65m
Loughor is 65 miles west of Bristol
north-west
69m
Loughor is 69 miles north-west of Wells
north
69m
Loughor is 69 miles north of Exeter
west
76m
Loughor is 76 miles west of Bath
west
79m
Loughor is 79 miles west of Gloucester

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