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Where is Pontypool?

Pontypool is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, three miles south-east of the town of Abersychan, eight miles north of the major city of Newport, 16 miles north of Cardiff, and 126 miles west of London. Pontypool was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Pontypool falls within the unitary authority of Torfaen - Torfaen. It is in the NP4 postcode district. The post town for Pontypool is Pontypool.

Pontypool on a map

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

Which county is Pontypool in?

Pontypool is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Torfaen - Torfaen.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyMonmouthshire
Administrative CountyTorfaen - Torfaen

Where is Pontypool in Gwent?

Pontypool is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gwent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gwent.

Map showing location of Pontypool within Gwent
Location of Pontypool within Gwent

What is the postcode for Pontypool?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Pontypool is NP4 6YN.

Where is Pontypool in NP4?

Pontypool is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NP4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NP4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Pontypool within NP4
Location of Pontypool within NP4

What is the post town for Pontypool?

The post town for Pontypool is Pontypool. Pontypool is in the NP4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pontypool.

What is the latitude and longitude of Pontypool?

The centre of Pontypool is located at position 51.70141° latitude and -3.0415° longitude.

Latitude51.70141°
Longitude-3.0415°

What is the easting and northing of Pontypool?

The centre of Pontypool is located at the grid reference easting 328121 and northing 200809 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting328121
Northing200809

What are the nearest towns to Pontypool?

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

south-east
3m
Pontypool is 3 miles south-east of Abersychan
north
3m
Pontypool is 3 miles north of Cwmbrân
south-east
4m
Pontypool is 4 miles south-east of Abertillery
north-east
5m
Pontypool is 5 miles north-east of Newbridge
south
5m
Pontypool is 5 miles south of Blaenavon
north-east
5m
Pontypool is 5 miles north-east of Abercarn
west
6m
Pontypool is 6 miles west of Usk
north-east
7m
Pontypool is 7 miles north-east of Risca
south-east
7m
Pontypool is 7 miles south-east of Blaina
north-east
7m
Pontypool is 7 miles north-east of Pontllanfraith

What are the nearest cities to Pontypool?

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

north
8m
Pontypool is 8 miles north of Newport
north
16m
Pontypool is 16 miles north of Cardiff
north-west
26m
Pontypool is 26 miles north-west of Bristol
south-west
28m
Pontypool is 28 miles south-west of Hereford
west
36m
Pontypool is 36 miles west of Gloucester
north-west
37m
Pontypool is 37 miles north-west of Bath
north-west
38m
Pontypool is 38 miles north-west of Wells
east
39m
Pontypool is 39 miles east of Swansea
south-west
49m
Pontypool is 49 miles south-west of Worcester
north-west
69m
Pontypool is 69 miles north-west of Salisbury

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