Ponthir is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, two miles north-west of the town of Caerleon, three miles north of the major city of Newport, 14 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 123 miles west of London. Ponthir lies eight miles north-east of the South Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Ponthir falls within the unitary authority of Torfaen - Torfaen. It is in the NP18 postcode district. The post town for Ponthir is Newport.
Ponthir is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Torfaen - Torfaen.
Ceremonial County | Gwent |
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Historic County | Monmouthshire |
Administrative County | Torfaen - Torfaen |
Ponthir is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gwent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ponthir is NP18 1GW.
Ponthir is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NP18 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NP18 postcode district.
The post town for Ponthir is Newport. Ponthir is in the NP18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newport.
The centre of Ponthir is located at position 51.63057° latitude and -2.97396° longitude.
Latitude | 51.63057° |
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Longitude | -2.97396° |
The centre of Ponthir is located at the grid reference easting 332683 and northing 192867 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 332683 |
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Northing | 192867 |
Position of Ponthir relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ponthir to the centre of the town.
Position of Ponthir relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ponthir to the centre of the city.