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Where is Merthyr Vale?

Merthyr Vale is located in the county of Mid Glamorgan, Wales, two miles east of the town of Mountain Ash, 16 miles north-west of the major city of Newport, 16 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 139 miles west of London. Merthyr Vale lies two miles west of the Gwent border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Merthyr Vale falls within the unitary authority of Merthyr Tudful - Merthyr Tydfil. It is in the CF48 postcode district. The post town for Merthyr Vale is Merthyr Tydfil.

Merthyr Vale on a map

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

Which county is Merthyr Vale in?

Merthyr Vale is in the ceremonial county of Mid Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Merthyr Tudful - Merthyr Tydfil.

Ceremonial CountyMid Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyMerthyr Tudful - Merthyr Tydfil

Where is Merthyr Vale in Mid Glamorgan?

Merthyr Vale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Mid Glamorgan, and towards the easternmost extremity of Mid Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Merthyr Vale within Mid Glamorgan
Location of Merthyr Vale within Mid Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Merthyr Vale?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Merthyr Vale is CF48 4RP.

Where is Merthyr Vale in CF48?

Merthyr Vale is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF48 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CF48 postcode district.

Map showing location of Merthyr Vale within CF48
Location of Merthyr Vale within CF48

What is the post town for Merthyr Vale?

The post town for Merthyr Vale is Merthyr Tydfil. Merthyr Vale is in the CF48 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Merthyr Tydfil.

What is the latitude and longitude of Merthyr Vale?

The centre of Merthyr Vale is located at position 51.6872° latitude and -3.3368° longitude.

Latitude51.6872°
Longitude-3.3368°

What is the easting and northing of Merthyr Vale?

The centre of Merthyr Vale is located at the grid reference easting 307685 and northing 199563 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting307685
Northing199563

What are the nearest towns to Merthyr Vale?

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

east
2m
Merthyr Vale is 2 miles east of Mountain Ash
north-west
2m
Merthyr Vale is 2 miles north-west of Treharris
north
3m
Merthyr Vale is 3 miles north of Abercynon
south-east
4m
Merthyr Vale is 4 miles south-east of Merthyr Tydfil
west
5m
Merthyr Vale is 5 miles west of Bargod
east
5m
Merthyr Vale is 5 miles east of Aberdare
east
5m
Merthyr Vale is 5 miles east of Ferndale
north-west
5m
Merthyr Vale is 5 miles north-west of Ystrad Mynach
south-west
6m
Merthyr Vale is 6 miles south-west of Rhymney
north
6m
Merthyr Vale is 6 miles north of Pontypridd

What are the nearest cities to Merthyr Vale?

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

north-west
16m
Merthyr Vale is 16 miles north-west of Cardiff
north-west
16m
Merthyr Vale is 16 miles north-west of Newport
east
26m
Merthyr Vale is 26 miles east of Swansea
north-west
36m
Merthyr Vale is 36 miles north-west of Bristol
south-west
37m
Merthyr Vale is 37 miles south-west of Hereford
north-west
45m
Merthyr Vale is 45 miles north-west of Wells
north-west
47m
Merthyr Vale is 47 miles north-west of Bath
west
48m
Merthyr Vale is 48 miles west of Gloucester
south-west
59m
Merthyr Vale is 59 miles south-west of Worcester
north
67m
Merthyr Vale is 67 miles north of Exeter