Waterloo is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, three miles east of the town of Caerphilly, seven miles west of the major city of Newport, seven miles north of Cardiff, and 131 miles west of London. Waterloo lies two miles north-east of the South Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Waterloo falls within the unitary authority of Caerffili - Caerphilly. It is in the CF83 postcode district. The post town for Waterloo is Caerphilly.
Waterloo is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Caerffili - Caerphilly.
Ceremonial County | Gwent |
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Historic County | Glamorgan |
Administrative County | Caerffili - Caerphilly |
Waterloo is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gwent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Waterloo is CF83 8LY.
Waterloo is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CF83 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CF83 postcode district.
The post town for Waterloo is Caerphilly. Waterloo is in the CF83 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Caerphilly.
The centre of Waterloo is located at position 51.58659° latitude and -3.16217° longitude.
Latitude | 51.58659° |
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Longitude | -3.16217° |
The centre of Waterloo is located at the grid reference easting 319579 and northing 188166 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 319579 |
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Northing | 188166 |
Position of Waterloo relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Waterloo to the centre of the town.
Position of Waterloo relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Waterloo to the centre of the city.