The Common is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, five miles south of the town of Llanelli, nine miles west of the major city of Swansea, 43 miles west of Cardiff, and 174 miles west of London. The Common lies two miles south of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. The Common falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA3 postcode district. The post town for The Common is Swansea.
The Common is in the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Abertawe - Swansea.
Ceremonial County | West Glamorgan |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Abertawe - Swansea |
The Common is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Glamorgan, and towards the westernmost extremity of West Glamorgan.
The nearest postcode to the centre of The Common is SA3 1ET.
The Common is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SA3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA3 postcode district.
The post town for The Common is Swansea. The Common is in the SA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.
The centre of The Common is located at position 51.61348° latitude and -4.16046° longitude.
Latitude | 51.61348° |
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Longitude | -4.16046° |
The centre of The Common is located at the grid reference easting 250510 and northing 192729 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 250510 |
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Northing | 192729 |
Position of The Common relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of The Common to the centre of the town.
Position of The Common relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of The Common to the centre of the city.