Sylen is located in the county of Dyfed, Wales, four miles north of the town of Llanelli, 12 miles north-west of the major city of Swansea, 46 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 174 miles west of London. Sylen lies five miles north-west of the West Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Carmarthenshire. Sylen falls within the unitary authority of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire. It is in the SA15 postcode district. The post town for Sylen is Llanelli.
Sylen is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Carmarthenshire, and the administrative county of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire.
Ceremonial County | Dyfed |
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Historic County | Carmarthenshire |
Administrative County | Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire |
Sylen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dyfed, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dyfed.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sylen is SA15 5BQ.
Sylen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SA15 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SA15 postcode district.
The post town for Sylen is Llanelli. Sylen is in the SA15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Llanelli.
The centre of Sylen is located at position 51.7413° latitude and -4.15668° longitude.
Latitude | 51.7413° |
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Longitude | -4.15668° |
The centre of Sylen is located at the grid reference easting 251191 and northing 206934 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 251191 |
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Northing | 206934 |
Position of Sylen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sylen to the centre of the town.
Position of Sylen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sylen to the centre of the city.