Nicholaston is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, seven miles south-west of the town of Loughor, nine miles west of the major city of Swansea, 42 miles west of Cardiff, and 173 miles west of London. Nicholaston lies five miles south of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Nicholaston falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA3 postcode district. The post town for Nicholaston is Swansea.
Nicholaston is in the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Abertawe - Swansea.
Ceremonial County | West Glamorgan |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Abertawe - Swansea |
Nicholaston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Glamorgan, and towards the westernmost extremity of West Glamorgan.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Nicholaston is SA3 2HL.
Nicholaston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SA3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA3 postcode district.
The post town for Nicholaston is Swansea. Nicholaston is in the SA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.
The centre of Nicholaston is located at position 51.57535° latitude and -4.13589° longitude.
Latitude | 51.57535° |
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Longitude | -4.13589° |
The centre of Nicholaston is located at the grid reference easting 252087 and northing 188438 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 252087 |
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Northing | 188438 |
Position of Nicholaston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Nicholaston to the centre of the town.
Position of Nicholaston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Nicholaston to the centre of the city.