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Where is Tintern?

Tintern is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, four miles north of the town of Chepstow, 16 miles north-east of the major city of Newport, 26 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles west of London. Tintern lies just west of the Gloucestershire border, and was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Tintern falls within the unitary authority of Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire. It is in the NP16 postcode district. The post town for Tintern is Chepstow.

Tintern on a map

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

Which county is Tintern in?

Tintern is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyMonmouthshire
Administrative CountySir Fynwy - Monmouthshire

Where is Tintern in Gwent?

Tintern is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gwent, and towards the easternmost extremity of Gwent.

Map showing location of Tintern within Gwent
Location of Tintern within Gwent

What is the postcode for Tintern?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Tintern is NP16 6TY.

Where is Tintern in NP16?

Tintern is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NP16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NP16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Tintern within NP16
Location of Tintern within NP16

What is the post town for Tintern?

The post town for Tintern is Chepstow. Tintern is in the NP16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chepstow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Tintern?

The centre of Tintern is located at position 51.70562° latitude and -2.68242° longitude.

Latitude51.70562°
Longitude-2.68242°

What is the easting and northing of Tintern?

The centre of Tintern is located at the grid reference easting 352940 and northing 200985 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting352940
Northing200985

What are the nearest towns to Tintern?

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

north
4m
Tintern is 4 miles north of Chepstow
west
7m
Tintern is 7 miles west of Lydney
south-west
7m
Tintern is 7 miles south-west of Coleford
south
8m
Tintern is 8 miles south of Monmouth
north
8m
Tintern is 8 miles north of Caldicot
east
9m
Tintern is 9 miles east of Usk
north-west
9m
Tintern is 9 miles north-west of Thornbury
south-west
11m
Tintern is 11 miles south-west of Cinderford
north-west
13m
Tintern is 13 miles north-west of Bradley Stoke
north-east
13m
Tintern is 13 miles north-east of Caerleon

What are the nearest cities to Tintern?

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

north-east
16m
Tintern is 16 miles north-east of Newport
north
18m
Tintern is 18 miles north of Bristol
south-west
22m
Tintern is 22 miles south-west of Gloucester
south
24m
Tintern is 24 miles south of Hereford
north-west
26m
Tintern is 26 miles north-west of Bath
north-east
26m
Tintern is 26 miles north-east of Cardiff
north
34m
Tintern is 34 miles north of Wells
south-west
39m
Tintern is 39 miles south-west of Worcester
east
54m
Tintern is 54 miles east of Swansea
north-west
58m
Tintern is 58 miles north-west of Salisbury