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  1. Carmarthen

Where is Carmarthen?

Carmarthen is located in the county of Dyfed, Wales, eight miles north of the town of Kidwelly, 23 miles north-west of the major city of Swansea, 55 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 181 miles west of London. Carmarthen was historically in the county of Carmarthenshire. Carmarthen falls within the unitary authority of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire. It is in the SA31 postcode district. The post town for Carmarthen is Carmarthen.

Carmarthen on a map

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

Which county is Carmarthen in?

Carmarthen 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 Carmarthen in Dyfed?

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

Map showing location of Carmarthen within Dyfed
Location of Carmarthen within Dyfed

What is the postcode for Carmarthen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Carmarthen is SA31 1AN.

Where is Carmarthen in SA31?

Carmarthen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SA31 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Carmarthen within SA31
Location of Carmarthen within SA31

What is the post town for Carmarthen?

The post town for Carmarthen is Carmarthen. Carmarthen is in the SA31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carmarthen.

What is the latitude and longitude of Carmarthen?

The centre of Carmarthen is located at position 51.85646° latitude and -4.30574° longitude.

Latitude51.85646°
Longitude-4.30574°

What is the easting and northing of Carmarthen?

The centre of Carmarthen is located at the grid reference easting 241306 and northing 220055 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting241306
Northing220055

What are the nearest towns to Carmarthen?

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

north
8m
Carmarthen is 8 miles north of Kidwelly
east
8m
Carmarthen is 8 miles east of St Clears
north-east
9m
Carmarthen is 9 miles north-east of Laugharne
north
12m
Carmarthen is 12 miles north of Burry Port
south
13m
Carmarthen is 13 miles south of Llandysul
east
13m
Carmarthen is 13 miles east of Whitland
west
14m
Carmarthen is 14 miles west of Llandeilo
north-west
14m
Carmarthen is 14 miles north-west of Llanelli
west
14m
Carmarthen is 14 miles west of Ammanford
south-east
14m
Carmarthen is 14 miles south-east of Newcastle Emlyn

What are the nearest cities to Carmarthen?

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

north-west
23m
Carmarthen is 23 miles north-west of Swansea
east
41m
Carmarthen is 41 miles east of St Davids
north-west
55m
Carmarthen is 55 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
59m
Carmarthen is 59 miles west of Newport
west
69m
Carmarthen is 69 miles west of Hereford
west
78m
Carmarthen is 78 miles west of Bristol
north-west
84m
Carmarthen is 84 miles north-west of Wells
north
85m
Carmarthen is 85 miles north of Exeter
west
88m
Carmarthen is 88 miles west of Gloucester
west
90m
Carmarthen is 90 miles west of Bath

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