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Where is The Colony?

The Colony is located in the county of Powys, Wales, two miles north of the town of Presteigne, 30 miles south of the major town of Shrewsbury, 57 miles north of Cardiff, and 135 miles north-west of London. The Colony lies just north-west of the Herefordshire border, and was historically in the county of Radnorshire. The Colony falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the LD8 postcode district. The post town for The Colony is Presteigne.

The Colony on a map

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

Which county is The Colony in?

The Colony is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Radnorshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyRadnorshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is The Colony in Powys?

The Colony is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of The Colony within Powys
Location of The Colony within Powys

What is the postcode for The Colony?

The nearest postcode to the centre of The Colony is LD8 2HB.

Where is The Colony in LD8?

The Colony is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LD8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LD8 postcode district.

Map showing location of The Colony within LD8
Location of The Colony within LD8

What is the post town for The Colony?

The post town for The Colony is Presteigne. The Colony is in the LD8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Presteigne.

What is the latitude and longitude of The Colony?

The centre of The Colony is located at position 52.30294° latitude and -3.00873° longitude.

Latitude52.30294°
Longitude-3.00873°

What is the easting and northing of The Colony?

The centre of The Colony is located at the grid reference easting 331314 and northing 267681 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting331314
Northing267681

What are the nearest towns to The Colony?

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

north
2m
The Colony is 2 miles north of Presteigne
south-east
3m
The Colony is 3 miles south-east of Knighton
north
7m
The Colony is 7 miles north of Kington
south-west
12m
The Colony is 12 miles south-west of Craven Arms
north-west
13m
The Colony is 13 miles north-west of Leominster
west
13m
The Colony is 13 miles west of Ludlow
south
13m
The Colony is 13 miles south of Bishop's Castle
east
16m
The Colony is 16 miles east of Llandrindod Wells
north
17m
The Colony is 17 miles north of Hay-on-Wye
west
18m
The Colony is 18 miles west of Tenbury Wells

What are the nearest cities to The Colony?

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

north-west
21m
The Colony is 21 miles north-west of Hereford
west
34m
The Colony is 34 miles west of Worcester
south-west
42m
The Colony is 42 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
north-west
44m
The Colony is 44 miles north-west of Gloucester
west
48m
The Colony is 48 miles west of Birmingham
north
49m
The Colony is 49 miles north of Newport
south
52m
The Colony is 52 miles south of Wrexham
south-west
56m
The Colony is 56 miles south-west of Lichfield
north
57m
The Colony is 57 miles north of Cardiff
south-west
61m
The Colony is 61 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent