Porthkerry is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, two miles south-west of the town of Barry, 15 miles west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, nine miles south-west of Cardiff, and 138 miles west of London. Porthkerry was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Porthkerry falls within the unitary authority of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan. It is in the CF62 postcode district. The post town for Porthkerry is Barry.
Porthkerry is in the ceremonial county of South Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan.
Ceremonial County | South Glamorgan |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan |
Porthkerry is situated towards the southernmost extremity of South Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Glamorgan.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Porthkerry is CF62 3BZ.
Porthkerry is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF62 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CF62 postcode district.
The post town for Porthkerry is Barry. Porthkerry is in the CF62 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barry.
The centre of Porthkerry is located at position 51.38985° latitude and -3.32176° longitude.
Latitude | 51.38985° |
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Longitude | -3.32176° |
The centre of Porthkerry is located at the grid reference easting 308128 and northing 166475 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 308128 |
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Northing | 166475 |
Position of Porthkerry relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthkerry to the centre of the town.
Position of Porthkerry relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthkerry to the centre of the city.