Painscastle is located in the county of Powys, Wales, five miles north-west of the town of Hay-on-Wye, 37 miles north of the major city of Newport, 43 miles north of Cardiff, and 138 miles west of London. Painscastle lies three miles west of the Herefordshire border, and was historically in the county of Radnorshire. Painscastle falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the LD2 postcode district. The post town for Painscastle is Builth Wells.
Painscastle is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Radnorshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.
Ceremonial County | Powys |
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Historic County | Radnorshire |
Administrative County | Powys - Powys |
Painscastle is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Painscastle is LD2 3JL.
Painscastle is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LD2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LD2 postcode district.
The post town for Painscastle is Builth Wells. Painscastle is in the LD2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Builth Wells.
The centre of Painscastle is located at position 52.10863° latitude and -3.21746° longitude.
Latitude | 52.10863° |
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Longitude | -3.21746° |
The centre of Painscastle is located at the grid reference easting 316719 and northing 246288 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 316719 |
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Northing | 246288 |
Position of Painscastle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Painscastle to the centre of the town.
Position of Painscastle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Painscastle to the centre of the city.