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Where is Blaenau?

Blaenau is located in the county of Dyfed, Wales, two miles north-west of the town of Ammanford, 13 miles north of the major city of Swansea, 43 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 169 miles west of London. Blaenau lies two miles north-west of the West Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Carmarthenshire. Blaenau falls within the unitary authority of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire. It is in the SA18 postcode district. The post town for Blaenau is Ammanford.

Blaenau on a map

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

Which county is Blaenau in?

Blaenau is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Carmarthenshire, and the administrative county of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire.

Ceremonial CountyDyfed
Historic CountyCarmarthenshire
Administrative CountySir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire

Where is Blaenau in Dyfed?

Blaenau is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dyfed, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dyfed.

Map showing location of Blaenau within Dyfed
Location of Blaenau within Dyfed

What is the postcode for Blaenau?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Blaenau is SA18 3BX.

Where is Blaenau in SA18?

Blaenau is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SA18 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SA18 postcode district.

Map showing location of Blaenau within SA18
Location of Blaenau within SA18

What is the post town for Blaenau?

The post town for Blaenau is Ammanford. Blaenau is in the SA18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ammanford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Blaenau?

The centre of Blaenau is located at position 51.80514° latitude and -4.02543° longitude.

Latitude51.80514°
Longitude-4.02543°

What is the easting and northing of Blaenau?

The centre of Blaenau is located at the grid reference easting 260450 and northing 213774 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting260450
Northing213774

What are the nearest towns to Blaenau?

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

north-west
2m
Blaenau is 2 miles north-west of Ammanford
south
6m
Blaenau is 6 miles south of Llandeilo
north
6m
Blaenau is 6 miles north of Pontarddulais
north
9m
Blaenau is 9 miles north of Gorseinon
north-west
9m
Blaenau is 9 miles north-west of Pontardawe
north
10m
Blaenau is 10 miles north of Loughor
north-east
10m
Blaenau is 10 miles north-east of Llanelli
west
12m
Blaenau is 12 miles west of Ystradgynlais
east
13m
Blaenau is 13 miles east of Carmarthen
north-east
13m
Blaenau is 13 miles north-east of Burry Port

What are the nearest cities to Blaenau?

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

north
13m
Blaenau is 13 miles north of Swansea
north-west
43m
Blaenau is 43 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
47m
Blaenau is 47 miles west of Newport
east
53m
Blaenau is 53 miles east of St Davids
west
59m
Blaenau is 59 miles west of Hereford
north-west
66m
Blaenau is 66 miles north-west of Bristol
north-west
72m
Blaenau is 72 miles north-west of Wells
west
76m
Blaenau is 76 miles west of Gloucester
north-west
77m
Blaenau is 77 miles north-west of Bath
north
78m
Blaenau is 78 miles north of Exeter