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Where is Borth?

Borth is located in the county of Dyfed, Wales, five miles north of the town of Aberystwyth, 57 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 79 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 180 miles west of London. Borth lies four miles south of the Gwynedd border, and was historically in the county of Cardiganshire. Borth falls within the unitary authority of Sir Ceredigion - Ceredigion. It is in the SY24 postcode district.

Borth on a map

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

Which county is Borth in?

Borth 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 Borth in Dyfed?

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

Map showing location of Borth within Dyfed
Location of Borth within Dyfed

What is the postcode for Borth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Borth is SY24 5JF.

Where is Borth in SY24?

Borth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY24 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY24 postcode district.

Map showing location of Borth within SY24
Location of Borth within SY24

What is the latitude and longitude of Borth?

The centre of Borth is located at position 52.48535° latitude and -4.05096° longitude.

Latitude52.48535°
Longitude-4.05096°

What is the easting and northing of Borth?

The centre of Borth is located at the grid reference easting 260829 and northing 289470 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting260829
Northing289470

What are the nearest towns to Borth?

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

north
5m
Borth is 5 miles north of Aberystwyth
south
7m
Borth is 7 miles south of Tywyn
south-west
11m
Borth is 11 miles south-west of Machynlleth
south
16m
Borth is 16 miles south of Barmouth
north-east
19m
Borth is 19 miles north-east of Aberaeron
north
19m
Borth is 19 miles north of Tregaron
south-west
19m
Borth is 19 miles south-west of Dolgellau
west
22m
Borth is 22 miles west of Llanidloes
north-east
23m
Borth is 23 miles north-east of New Quay
north
26m
Borth is 26 miles north of Lampeter

What are the nearest cities to Borth?

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

south
51m
Borth is 51 miles south of Bangor
south-west
59m
Borth is 59 miles south-west of Wrexham
south-west
59m
Borth is 59 miles south-west of St Asaph
north
60m
Borth is 60 miles north of Swansea
north-west
64m
Borth is 64 miles north-west of Hereford
north-east
66m
Borth is 66 miles north-east of St Davids
south-west
69m
Borth is 69 miles south-west of Chester
north-west
77m
Borth is 77 miles north-west of Newport
south-west
78m
Borth is 78 miles south-west of Liverpool
north-west
79m
Borth is 79 miles north-west of Cardiff