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Where is Wig?

Wig is located in the county of Powys, Wales, six miles west of the town of Newtown, 32 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 73 miles north of Cardiff, and 158 miles north-west of London. Wig was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Wig falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY17 postcode district.

Wig on a map

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

Which county is Wig in?

Wig 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 Wig in Powys?

Wig is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Powys.

Map showing location of Wig within Powys
Location of Wig within Powys

What is the postcode for Wig?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wig is SY17 5HT.

Where is Wig in SY17?

Wig is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wig within SY17
Location of Wig within SY17

What is the latitude and longitude of Wig?

The centre of Wig is located at position 52.51913° latitude and -3.45366° longitude.

Latitude52.51913°
Longitude-3.45366°

What is the easting and northing of Wig?

The centre of Wig is located at the grid reference easting 301461 and northing 292244 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting301461
Northing292244

What are the nearest towns to Wig?

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

west
6m
Wig is 6 miles west of Newtown
north-east
6m
Wig is 6 miles north-east of Llanidloes
south-west
10m
Wig is 10 miles south-west of Llanfair Caereinion
west
13m
Wig is 13 miles west of Montgomery
north
15m
Wig is 15 miles north of Rhayader
south-west
16m
Wig is 16 miles south-west of Welshpool
east
18m
Wig is 18 miles east of Machynlleth
south-west
19m
Wig is 19 miles south-west of Llanfyllin
west
19m
Wig is 19 miles west of Bishop's Castle
north
19m
Wig is 19 miles north of Llandrindod Wells

What are the nearest cities to Wig?

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

south-west
41m
Wig is 41 miles south-west of Wrexham
north-west
45m
Wig is 45 miles north-west of Hereford
south
51m
Wig is 51 miles south of St Asaph
south-west
52m
Wig is 52 miles south-west of Chester
west
56m
Wig is 56 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-east
57m
Wig is 57 miles south-east of Bangor
north-west
57m
Wig is 57 miles north-west of Worcester
south-west
64m
Wig is 64 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
65m
Wig is 65 miles south of Liverpool
west
65m
Wig is 65 miles west of Birmingham