Picketston is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, two miles east of the town of Llantwit Major, 21 miles west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 12 miles west of Cardiff, and 143 miles west of London. Picketston lies six miles south of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Picketston falls within the unitary authority of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan. It is in the CF62 postcode district. The post town for Picketston is Barry.
Picketston 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 County | South Glamorgan |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan |
Picketston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of South Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Glamorgan.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Picketston is CF62 4QP.
Picketston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CF62 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CF62 postcode district.
The post town for Picketston is Barry. Picketston is in the CF62 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barry.
The centre of Picketston is located at position 51.41774° latitude and -3.43664° longitude.
Latitude | 51.41774° |
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Longitude | -3.43664° |
The centre of Picketston is located at the grid reference easting 300195 and northing 169727 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 300195 |
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Northing | 169727 |
Position of Picketston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Picketston to the centre of the town.
Position of Picketston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Picketston to the centre of the city.