Nelson is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, one mile south-east of the town of Treharris, 13 miles west of the major city of Newport, 13 miles north of Cardiff, and 136 miles west of London. Nelson lies just east of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Nelson falls within the unitary authority of Caerffili - Caerphilly. It is in the CF46 postcode district. The post town for Nelson is Treharris.
Nelson is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Caerffili - Caerphilly.
Ceremonial County | Gwent |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Caerffili - Caerphilly |
Nelson is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gwent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Nelson is CF46 6NX.
Nelson is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF46 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CF46 postcode district.
The post town for Nelson is Treharris. Nelson is in the CF46 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Treharris.
The centre of Nelson is located at position 51.65232° latitude and -3.2836° longitude.
Latitude | 51.65232° |
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Longitude | -3.2836° |
The centre of Nelson is located at the grid reference easting 311295 and northing 195617 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 311295 |
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Northing | 195617 |
Position of Nelson relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Nelson to the centre of the town.
Position of Nelson relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Nelson to the centre of the city.