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Where is Aberystwyth?

Aberystwyth is located in the county of Dyfed, Wales, 12 miles south of the town of Tywyn, 55 miles north of the major city of Swansea, 75 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 180 miles west of London. Aberystwyth was historically in the county of Cardiganshire. Aberystwyth falls within the unitary authority of Sir Ceredigion - Ceredigion. It is in the SY23 postcode district.

Aberystwyth on a map

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

Which county is Aberystwyth in?

Aberystwyth is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Cardiganshire, and the administrative county of Sir Ceredigion - Ceredigion.

Ceremonial CountyDyfed
Historic CountyCardiganshire
Administrative CountySir Ceredigion - Ceredigion

Where is Aberystwyth in Dyfed?

Aberystwyth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dyfed, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dyfed.

Map showing location of Aberystwyth within Dyfed
Location of Aberystwyth within Dyfed

What is the postcode for Aberystwyth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Aberystwyth is SY23 2JH.

Where is Aberystwyth in SY23?

Aberystwyth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY23 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Aberystwyth within SY23
Location of Aberystwyth within SY23

What is the latitude and longitude of Aberystwyth?

The centre of Aberystwyth is located at position 52.41499° latitude and -4.08367° longitude.

Latitude52.41499°
Longitude-4.08367°

What is the easting and northing of Aberystwyth?

The centre of Aberystwyth is located at the grid reference easting 258382 and northing 281709 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting258382
Northing281709

What are the nearest towns to Aberystwyth?

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

south
12m
Aberystwyth is 12 miles south of Tywyn
north-east
14m
Aberystwyth is 14 miles north-east of Aberaeron
north-west
15m
Aberystwyth is 15 miles north-west of Tregaron
south-west
16m
Aberystwyth is 16 miles south-west of Machynlleth
north-east
18m
Aberystwyth is 18 miles north-east of New Quay
north
21m
Aberystwyth is 21 miles north of Lampeter
south
21m
Aberystwyth is 21 miles south of Barmouth
west
23m
Aberystwyth is 23 miles west of Llanidloes
north
24m
Aberystwyth is 24 miles north of Llanybydder
south
24m
Aberystwyth is 24 miles south of Dolgellau

What are the nearest cities to Aberystwyth?

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

north
55m
Aberystwyth is 55 miles north of Swansea
south
56m
Aberystwyth is 56 miles south of Bangor
north-east
62m
Aberystwyth is 62 miles north-east of St Davids
north-west
63m
Aberystwyth is 63 miles north-west of Hereford
south-west
63m
Aberystwyth is 63 miles south-west of Wrexham
south-west
64m
Aberystwyth is 64 miles south-west of St Asaph
south-west
73m
Aberystwyth is 73 miles south-west of Chester
north-west
74m
Aberystwyth is 74 miles north-west of Newport
north-west
75m
Aberystwyth is 75 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
80m
Aberystwyth is 80 miles west of Worcester

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