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Where is Waen?

Waen is located in the county of Powys, Wales, three miles south-west of the town of Newtown, 30 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 71 miles north of Cardiff, and 154 miles north-west of London. Waen lies seven miles west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Waen falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY16 postcode district. The post town for Waen is Newtown.

Waen on a map

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

Which county is Waen in?

Waen is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyMontgomeryshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Waen in Powys?

Waen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Powys, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Powys.

Map showing location of Waen within Powys
Location of Waen within Powys

What is the postcode for Waen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Waen is SY16 4JZ.

Where is Waen in SY16?

Waen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Waen within SY16
Location of Waen within SY16

What is the post town for Waen?

The post town for Waen is Newtown. Waen is in the SY16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newtown.

What is the latitude and longitude of Waen?

The centre of Waen is located at position 52.49723° latitude and -3.38093° longitude.

Latitude52.49723°
Longitude-3.38093°

What is the easting and northing of Waen?

The centre of Waen is located at the grid reference easting 306349 and northing 289710 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting306349
Northing289710

What are the nearest towns to Waen?

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

south-west
3m
Waen is 3 miles south-west of Newtown
north-east
7m
Waen is 7 miles north-east of Llanidloes
south
11m
Waen is 11 miles south of Llanfair Caereinion
south-west
11m
Waen is 11 miles south-west of Montgomery
north-east
15m
Waen is 15 miles north-east of Rhayader
south-west
15m
Waen is 15 miles south-west of Welshpool
west
16m
Waen is 16 miles west of Bishop's Castle
north-west
18m
Waen is 18 miles north-west of Knighton
north
18m
Waen is 18 miles north of Llandrindod Wells
south
19m
Waen is 19 miles south of Llanfyllin

What are the nearest cities to Waen?

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

south-west
41m
Waen is 41 miles south-west of Wrexham
north-west
41m
Waen is 41 miles north-west of Hereford
south-west
52m
Waen is 52 miles south-west of Chester
south
53m
Waen is 53 miles south of St Asaph
west
53m
Waen is 53 miles west of Wolverhampton
north-west
53m
Waen is 53 miles north-west of Worcester
south-east
59m
Waen is 59 miles south-east of Bangor
south-west
62m
Waen is 62 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
62m
Waen is 62 miles west of Birmingham
north
65m
Waen is 65 miles north of Newport