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Where is Merthyr Cynog?

Merthyr Cynog is located in the county of Powys, Wales, seven miles north-west of the town of Brecon, 34 miles north-east of the major city of Swansea, 40 miles north of Cardiff, and 148 miles west of London. Merthyr Cynog was historically in the county of Brecknockshire. Merthyr Cynog falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the LD3 postcode district. The post town for Merthyr Cynog is Brecon.

Merthyr Cynog on a map

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

Which county is Merthyr Cynog in?

Merthyr Cynog is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Brecknockshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyBrecknockshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Merthyr Cynog in Powys?

Merthyr Cynog is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Powys, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Powys.

Map showing location of Merthyr Cynog within Powys
Location of Merthyr Cynog within Powys

What is the postcode for Merthyr Cynog?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Merthyr Cynog is LD3 9SD.

Where is Merthyr Cynog in LD3?

Merthyr Cynog is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LD3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LD3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Merthyr Cynog within LD3
Location of Merthyr Cynog within LD3

What is the post town for Merthyr Cynog?

The post town for Merthyr Cynog is Brecon. Merthyr Cynog is in the LD3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brecon.

What is the latitude and longitude of Merthyr Cynog?

The centre of Merthyr Cynog is located at position 52.02588° latitude and -3.48056° longitude.

Latitude52.02588°
Longitude-3.48056°

What is the easting and northing of Merthyr Cynog?

The centre of Merthyr Cynog is located at the grid reference easting 298514 and northing 237420 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting298514
Northing237420

What are the nearest towns to Merthyr Cynog?

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

north-west
7m
Merthyr Cynog is 7 miles north-west of Brecon
south-east
9m
Merthyr Cynog is 9 miles south-east of Llanwrtyd Wells
south-west
9m
Merthyr Cynog is 9 miles south-west of Builth Wells
west
11m
Merthyr Cynog is 11 miles west of Talgarth
east
14m
Merthyr Cynog is 14 miles east of Llandovery
west
15m
Merthyr Cynog is 15 miles west of Hay-on-Wye
south
16m
Merthyr Cynog is 16 miles south of Llandrindod Wells
north-west
19m
Merthyr Cynog is 19 miles north-west of Crickhowell
south
19m
Merthyr Cynog is 19 miles south of Rhayader
north
20m
Merthyr Cynog is 20 miles north of Merthyr Tydfil

What are the nearest cities to Merthyr Cynog?

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

west
33m
Merthyr Cynog is 33 miles west of Hereford
north-east
34m
Merthyr Cynog is 34 miles north-east of Swansea
north-west
37m
Merthyr Cynog is 37 miles north-west of Newport
north
40m
Merthyr Cynog is 40 miles north of Cardiff
west
54m
Merthyr Cynog is 54 miles west of Gloucester
north-west
55m
Merthyr Cynog is 55 miles north-west of Bristol
west
55m
Merthyr Cynog is 55 miles west of Worcester
north-west
66m
Merthyr Cynog is 66 miles north-west of Bath
north-west
67m
Merthyr Cynog is 67 miles north-west of Wells
south-west
69m
Merthyr Cynog is 69 miles south-west of Wolverhampton