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Where is Pontardawe?

Pontardawe is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, four miles north-west of the town of Neath, eight miles north-east of the major city of Swansea, 33 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 161 miles west of London. Pontardawe lies four miles south-east of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Pontardawe falls within the unitary authority of Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot. It is in the SA8 postcode district. The post town for Pontardawe is Swansea.

Pontardawe on a map

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

Which county is Pontardawe in?

Pontardawe is in the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot.

Ceremonial CountyWest Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyCastell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot

Where is Pontardawe in West Glamorgan?

Pontardawe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Pontardawe within West Glamorgan
Location of Pontardawe within West Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Pontardawe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Pontardawe is SA8 4JB.

Where is Pontardawe in SA8?

Pontardawe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SA8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Pontardawe within SA8
Location of Pontardawe within SA8

What is the post town for Pontardawe?

The post town for Pontardawe is Swansea. Pontardawe is in the SA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.

What is the latitude and longitude of Pontardawe?

The centre of Pontardawe is located at position 51.72142° latitude and -3.85168° longitude.

Latitude51.72142°
Longitude-3.85168°

What is the easting and northing of Pontardawe?

The centre of Pontardawe is located at the grid reference easting 272192 and northing 204145 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting272192
Northing204145

What are the nearest towns to Pontardawe?

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

north-west
4m
Pontardawe is 4 miles north-west of Neath
south-west
6m
Pontardawe is 6 miles south-west of Ystradgynlais
south-east
8m
Pontardawe is 8 miles south-east of Ammanford
east
8m
Pontardawe is 8 miles east of Pontarddulais
east
9m
Pontardawe is 9 miles east of Gorseinon
north
9m
Pontardawe is 9 miles north of Port Talbot
west
10m
Pontardawe is 10 miles west of Glyn-neath
east
10m
Pontardawe is 10 miles east of Loughor
north-west
11m
Pontardawe is 11 miles north-west of Maesteg
south-east
13m
Pontardawe is 13 miles south-east of Llandeilo

What are the nearest cities to Pontardawe?

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

north-east
8m
Pontardawe is 8 miles north-east of Swansea
north-west
34m
Pontardawe is 34 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
38m
Pontardawe is 38 miles west of Newport
south-west
54m
Pontardawe is 54 miles south-west of Hereford
west
57m
Pontardawe is 57 miles west of Bristol
east
62m
Pontardawe is 62 miles east of St Davids
north-west
63m
Pontardawe is 63 miles north-west of Wells
west
68m
Pontardawe is 68 miles west of Bath
west
69m
Pontardawe is 69 miles west of Gloucester
north
70m
Pontardawe is 70 miles north of Exeter

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