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Where is Nelson?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Nelson in?

Nelson is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Caerffili - Caerphilly.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyCaerffili - Caerphilly

Where is Nelson in Gwent?

Nelson is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gwent.

Map showing location of Nelson within Gwent
Location of Nelson within Gwent

What is the postcode for Nelson?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Nelson is CF46 6NX.

Where is Nelson in CF46?

Nelson is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF46 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CF46 postcode district.

Map showing location of Nelson within CF46
Location of Nelson within CF46

What is the post town for Nelson?

The post town for Nelson is Treharris. Nelson is in the CF46 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Treharris.

What is the latitude and longitude of Nelson?

The centre of Nelson is located at position 51.65232° latitude and -3.2836° longitude.

Latitude51.65232°
Longitude-3.2836°

What is the easting and northing of Nelson?

The centre of Nelson is located at the grid reference easting 311295 and northing 195617 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting311295
Northing195617

What are the nearest towns to Nelson?

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

south-east
1m
Nelson is 1 mile south-east of Treharris
east
2m
Nelson is 2 miles east of Abercynon
west
2m
Nelson is 2 miles west of Ystrad Mynach
south-west
4m
Nelson is 4 miles south-west of Bargod
west
4m
Nelson is 4 miles west of Blackwood
north-east
4m
Nelson is 4 miles north-east of Pontypridd
west
4m
Nelson is 4 miles west of Pontllanfraith
south-east
5m
Nelson is 5 miles south-east of Mountain Ash
west
6m
Nelson is 6 miles west of Newbridge
north-west
6m
Nelson is 6 miles north-west of Caerphilly

What are the nearest cities to Nelson?

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

north
13m
Nelson is 13 miles north of Cardiff
west
13m
Nelson is 13 miles west of Newport
east
28m
Nelson is 28 miles east of Swansea
north-west
32m
Nelson is 32 miles north-west of Bristol
south-west
37m
Nelson is 37 miles south-west of Hereford
north-west
41m
Nelson is 41 miles north-west of Wells
north-west
44m
Nelson is 44 miles north-west of Bath
west
47m
Nelson is 47 miles west of Gloucester
south-west
59m
Nelson is 59 miles south-west of Worcester
north
65m
Nelson is 65 miles north of Exeter

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