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Where is Bwlch?

Bwlch is located in the county of Powys, Wales, five miles north-west of the town of Crickhowell, 23 miles north-west of the major city of Newport, 28 miles north of Cardiff, and 136 miles west of London. Bwlch lies five miles north-west of the Gwent border, and was historically in the county of Brecknockshire. Bwlch falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the LD3 postcode district. The post town for Bwlch is Brecon.

Bwlch on a map

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

Which county is Bwlch in?

Bwlch is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Brecknockshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyBrecknockshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Bwlch in Powys?

Bwlch is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Bwlch within Powys
Location of Bwlch within Powys

What is the postcode for Bwlch?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bwlch is LD3 7HZ.

Where is Bwlch in LD3?

Bwlch is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LD3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LD3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bwlch within LD3
Location of Bwlch within LD3

What is the post town for Bwlch?

The post town for Bwlch is Brecon. Bwlch is in the LD3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brecon.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bwlch?

The centre of Bwlch is located at position 51.89052° latitude and -3.23383° longitude.

Latitude51.89052°
Longitude-3.23383°

What is the easting and northing of Bwlch?

The centre of Bwlch is located at the grid reference easting 315186 and northing 222049 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting315186
Northing222049

What are the nearest towns to Bwlch?

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

north-west
5m
Bwlch is 5 miles north-west of Crickhowell
north
7m
Bwlch is 7 miles north of Brynmawr
south
7m
Bwlch is 7 miles south of Talgarth
north
7m
Bwlch is 7 miles north of Ebbw Vale
south-east
8m
Bwlch is 8 miles south-east of Brecon
north
8m
Bwlch is 8 miles north of Nantyglo
north
8m
Bwlch is 8 miles north of Tredegar
north
9m
Bwlch is 9 miles north of Rhymney
north
9m
Bwlch is 9 miles north of Blaina
north-west
10m
Bwlch is 10 miles north-west of Blaenavon

What are the nearest cities to Bwlch?

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

north-west
23m
Bwlch is 23 miles north-west of Newport
south-west
25m
Bwlch is 25 miles south-west of Hereford
north
28m
Bwlch is 28 miles north of Cardiff
north-east
36m
Bwlch is 36 miles north-east of Swansea
north-west
41m
Bwlch is 41 miles north-west of Bristol
west
42m
Bwlch is 42 miles west of Gloucester
south-west
48m
Bwlch is 48 miles south-west of Worcester
north-west
51m
Bwlch is 51 miles north-west of Bath
north-west
53m
Bwlch is 53 miles north-west of Wells
south-west
67m
Bwlch is 67 miles south-west of Wolverhampton