Tongwynlais is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, three miles south-west of the town of Caerphilly, 12 miles west of the major city of Newport, five miles north-west of Cardiff, and 135 miles west of London. Tongwynlais lies just south-east of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Tongwynlais falls within the unitary authority of Caerdydd - Cardiff. It is in the CF15 postcode district. The post town for Tongwynlais is Cardiff.
Tongwynlais is in the ceremonial county of South Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Caerdydd - Cardiff.
Ceremonial County | South Glamorgan |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Caerdydd - Cardiff |
Tongwynlais is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Glamorgan, and towards the easternmost extremity of South Glamorgan.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Tongwynlais is CF15 7LF.
Tongwynlais is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CF15 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CF15 postcode district.
The post town for Tongwynlais is Cardiff. Tongwynlais is in the CF15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cardiff.
The centre of Tongwynlais is located at position 51.53154° latitude and -3.25067° longitude.
Latitude | 51.53154° |
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Longitude | -3.25067° |
The centre of Tongwynlais is located at the grid reference easting 313343 and northing 182145 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 313343 |
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Northing | 182145 |
Position of Tongwynlais relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tongwynlais to the centre of the town.
Position of Tongwynlais relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Tongwynlais to the centre of the city.