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Where is Pen-y-lan?

Pen-y-lan is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, one mile north of the town of Cowbridge, 21 miles west of the major city of Newport, 11 miles west of Cardiff, and 143 miles west of London. Pen-y-lan lies two miles south of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Pen-y-lan falls within the unitary authority of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan. It is in the CF71 postcode district.

Pen-y-lan on a map

Map showing extent of Pen-y-lan as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Pen-y-lan
Map showing location of Pen-y-lan within the UK
Location of Pen-y-lan within the UK

Which county is Pen-y-lan in?

Pen-y-lan is in the ceremonial county of South Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan.

Ceremonial CountySouth Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyBro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan

Where is Pen-y-lan in South Glamorgan?

Pen-y-lan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of South Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Pen-y-lan within South Glamorgan
Location of Pen-y-lan within South Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Pen-y-lan?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Pen-y-lan is CF71 7RY.

Where is Pen-y-lan in CF71?

Pen-y-lan is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CF71 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CF71 postcode district.

Map showing location of Pen-y-lan within CF71
Location of Pen-y-lan within CF71

What is the latitude and longitude of Pen-y-lan?

The centre of Pen-y-lan is located at position 51.48046° latitude and -3.4433° longitude.

Latitude51.48046°
Longitude-3.4433°

What is the easting and northing of Pen-y-lan?

The centre of Pen-y-lan is located at the grid reference easting 299870 and northing 176710 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting299870
Northing176710

What are the nearest towns to Pen-y-lan?

Position of Pen-y-lan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Pen-y-lan to the centre of the town.

north
1m
Pen-y-lan is 1 mile north of Cowbridge
south-east
4m
Pen-y-lan is 4 miles south-east of Pencoed
south-west
5m
Pen-y-lan is 5 miles south-west of Talbot Green
south-west
5m
Pen-y-lan is 5 miles south-west of Llantrisant
north
5m
Pen-y-lan is 5 miles north of Llantwit Major
east
6m
Pen-y-lan is 6 miles east of Bridgend
south
9m
Pen-y-lan is 9 miles south of Porth
north-west
9m
Pen-y-lan is 9 miles north-west of Barry
south-west
9m
Pen-y-lan is 9 miles south-west of Pontypridd
south
10m
Pen-y-lan is 10 miles south of Tonypandy

What are the nearest cities to Pen-y-lan?

Position of Pen-y-lan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Pen-y-lan to the centre of the city.

west
12m
Pen-y-lan is 12 miles west of Cardiff
west
21m
Pen-y-lan is 21 miles west of Newport
south-east
24m
Pen-y-lan is 24 miles south-east of Swansea
west
36m
Pen-y-lan is 36 miles west of Bristol
north-west
39m
Pen-y-lan is 39 miles north-west of Wells
west
47m
Pen-y-lan is 47 miles west of Bath
south-west
51m
Pen-y-lan is 51 miles south-west of Hereford
north
53m
Pen-y-lan is 53 miles north of Exeter
south-west
58m
Pen-y-lan is 58 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-west
72m
Pen-y-lan is 72 miles south-west of Worcester