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Where is Sylen?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Sylen in?

Sylen is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Carmarthenshire, and the administrative county of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire.

Ceremonial CountyDyfed
Historic CountyCarmarthenshire
Administrative CountySir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire

Where is Sylen in Dyfed?

Sylen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dyfed, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dyfed.

Map showing location of Sylen within Dyfed
Location of Sylen within Dyfed

What is the postcode for Sylen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Sylen is SA15 5BQ.

Where is Sylen in SA15?

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.

Map showing location of Sylen within SA15
Location of Sylen within SA15

What is the post town for Sylen?

The post town for Sylen is Llanelli. Sylen is in the SA15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Llanelli.

What is the latitude and longitude of Sylen?

The centre of Sylen is located at position 51.7413° latitude and -4.15668° longitude.

Latitude51.7413°
Longitude-4.15668°

What is the easting and northing of Sylen?

The centre of Sylen is located at the grid reference easting 251191 and northing 206934 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting251191
Northing206934

What are the nearest towns to Sylen?

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

north
4m
Sylen is 4 miles north of Llanelli
west
5m
Sylen is 5 miles west of Pontarddulais
north-east
6m
Sylen is 6 miles north-east of Burry Port
east
6m
Sylen is 6 miles east of Kidwelly
north-west
7m
Sylen is 7 miles north-west of Loughor
north-west
7m
Sylen is 7 miles north-west of Gorseinon
south-west
8m
Sylen is 8 miles south-west of Ammanford
south-east
10m
Sylen is 10 miles south-east of Carmarthen
south-west
12m
Sylen is 12 miles south-west of Llandeilo
west
13m
Sylen is 13 miles west of Pontardawe

What are the nearest cities to Sylen?

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

north-west
12m
Sylen is 12 miles north-west of Swansea
north-west
46m
Sylen is 46 miles north-west of Cardiff
east
48m
Sylen is 48 miles east of St Davids
west
51m
Sylen is 51 miles west of Newport
west
65m
Sylen is 65 miles west of Hereford
west
70m
Sylen is 70 miles west of Bristol
north-west
75m
Sylen is 75 miles north-west of Wells
north
75m
Sylen is 75 miles north of Exeter
west
81m
Sylen is 81 miles west of Bath
west
82m
Sylen is 82 miles west of Gloucester