Machynlleth is located in the county of Powys, Wales, ten miles east of the town of Tywyn, 47 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 82 miles north of Cardiff, and 175 miles north-west of London. Machynlleth lies just south of the Gwynedd border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Machynlleth falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY20 postcode district. The post town for Machynlleth is Machynlleth.
Machynlleth is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.
Ceremonial County | Powys |
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Historic County | Montgomeryshire |
Administrative County | Powys - Powys |
Machynlleth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the westernmost extremity of Powys.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Machynlleth is SY20 8AA.
Machynlleth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY20 postcode district.
The post town for Machynlleth is Machynlleth. Machynlleth is in the SY20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Machynlleth.
The centre of Machynlleth is located at position 52.59055° latitude and -3.85327° longitude.
Latitude | 52.59055° |
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Longitude | -3.85327° |
The centre of Machynlleth is located at the grid reference easting 274552 and northing 300808 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 274552 |
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Northing | 300808 |
Position of Machynlleth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Machynlleth to the centre of the town.
Position of Machynlleth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Machynlleth to the centre of the city.