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Where is Porth-y-waen?

Porth-y-waen is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, four miles south-west of the town of Oswestry, 16 miles north-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 92 miles north of Cardiff, and 155 miles north-west of London. Porth-y-waen lies just north of the Powys border. Porth-y-waen falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY10 postcode district. The post town for Porth-y-waen is Oswestry.

Porth-y-waen on a map

Map showing extent of Porth-y-waen as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Porth-y-waen
Map showing location of Porth-y-waen within the UK
Location of Porth-y-waen within the UK

Which county is Porth-y-waen in?

Porth-y-waen is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is Porth-y-waen in Shropshire?

Porth-y-waen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Porth-y-waen within Shropshire
Location of Porth-y-waen within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Porth-y-waen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Porth-y-waen is SY10 8LY.

Where is Porth-y-waen in SY10?

Porth-y-waen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Porth-y-waen within SY10
Location of Porth-y-waen within SY10

What is the post town for Porth-y-waen?

The post town for Porth-y-waen is Oswestry. Porth-y-waen is in the SY10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oswestry.

What is the latitude and longitude of Porth-y-waen?

The centre of Porth-y-waen is located at position 52.80686° latitude and -3.0987° longitude.

Latitude52.80686°
Longitude-3.0987°

What is the easting and northing of Porth-y-waen?

The centre of Porth-y-waen is located at the grid reference easting 326033 and northing 323822 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting326033
Northing323822

What are the nearest towns to Porth-y-waen?

Position of Porth-y-waen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Porth-y-waen to the centre of the town.

south-west
4m
Porth-y-waen is 4 miles south-west of Oswestry
east
8m
Porth-y-waen is 8 miles east of Llanfyllin
south
9m
Porth-y-waen is 9 miles south of Chirk
north
10m
Porth-y-waen is 10 miles north of Welshpool
south-west
11m
Porth-y-waen is 11 miles south-west of Ellesmere
south
12m
Porth-y-waen is 12 miles south of Llangollen
north-east
15m
Porth-y-waen is 15 miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion
north-west
16m
Porth-y-waen is 16 miles north-west of Shrewsbury
west
16m
Porth-y-waen is 16 miles west of Wem
north
17m
Porth-y-waen is 17 miles north of Montgomery

What are the nearest cities to Porth-y-waen?

Position of Porth-y-waen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Porth-y-waen to the centre of the city.

south
17m
Porth-y-waen is 17 miles south of Wrexham
south
28m
Porth-y-waen is 28 miles south of Chester
south-east
34m
Porth-y-waen is 34 miles south-east of St Asaph
west
41m
Porth-y-waen is 41 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
42m
Porth-y-waen is 42 miles south of Liverpool
west
43m
Porth-y-waen is 43 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-east
52m
Porth-y-waen is 52 miles south-east of Bangor
west
54m
Porth-y-waen is 54 miles west of Lichfield
north
54m
Porth-y-waen is 54 miles north of Hereford
north-west
55m
Porth-y-waen is 55 miles north-west of Birmingham