Pontllanfraith is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, one mile south-east of the town of Blackwood, nine miles north-west of the major city of Newport, 12 miles north of Cardiff, and 132 miles west of London. Pontllanfraith lies four miles east of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Pontllanfraith falls within the unitary authority of Caerffili - Caerphilly. It is in the NP12 postcode district. The post town for Pontllanfraith is Blackwood.
Pontllanfraith is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Caerffili - Caerphilly.
Ceremonial County | Gwent |
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Historic County | Monmouthshire |
Administrative County | Caerffili - Caerphilly |
Pontllanfraith is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gwent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Pontllanfraith is NP12 2LE.
Pontllanfraith is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NP12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NP12 postcode district.
The post town for Pontllanfraith is Blackwood. Pontllanfraith is in the NP12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blackwood.
The centre of Pontllanfraith is located at position 51.6564° latitude and -3.18427° longitude.
Latitude | 51.6564° |
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Longitude | -3.18427° |
The centre of Pontllanfraith is located at the grid reference easting 318174 and northing 195955 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 318174 |
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Northing | 195955 |
Position of Pontllanfraith relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Pontllanfraith to the centre of the town.
Position of Pontllanfraith relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Pontllanfraith to the centre of the city.