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Where is Castle-upon-Alun?

Castle-upon-Alun is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, three miles south of the town of Bridgend, 19 miles south-east of the major city of Swansea, 17 miles west of Cardiff, and 148 miles west of London. Castle-upon-Alun lies two miles south of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Castle-upon-Alun falls within the unitary authority of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan. It is in the CF32 postcode district. The post town for Castle-upon-Alun is Bridgend.

Castle-upon-Alun on a map

Map showing extent of Castle-upon-Alun as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Castle-upon-Alun
Map showing location of Castle-upon-Alun within the UK
Location of Castle-upon-Alun within the UK

Which county is Castle-upon-Alun in?

Castle-upon-Alun is in the ceremonial county of South Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan.

Ceremonial CountySouth Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyBro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan

Where is Castle-upon-Alun in South Glamorgan?

Castle-upon-Alun is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of South Glamorgan, and towards the westernmost extremity of South Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Castle-upon-Alun within South Glamorgan
Location of Castle-upon-Alun within South Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Castle-upon-Alun?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Castle-upon-Alun is CF32 0TN.

Where is Castle-upon-Alun in CF32?

Castle-upon-Alun is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF32 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CF32 postcode district.

Map showing location of Castle-upon-Alun within CF32
Location of Castle-upon-Alun within CF32

What is the post town for Castle-upon-Alun?

The post town for Castle-upon-Alun is Bridgend. Castle-upon-Alun is in the CF32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridgend.

What is the latitude and longitude of Castle-upon-Alun?

The centre of Castle-upon-Alun is located at position 51.46147° latitude and -3.56877° longitude.

Latitude51.46147°
Longitude-3.56877°

What is the easting and northing of Castle-upon-Alun?

The centre of Castle-upon-Alun is located at the grid reference easting 291112 and northing 174778 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting291112
Northing174778

What are the nearest towns to Castle-upon-Alun?

Position of Castle-upon-Alun relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle-upon-Alun to the centre of the town.

south
3m
Castle-upon-Alun is 3 miles south of Bridgend
north-west
5m
Castle-upon-Alun is 5 miles north-west of Llantwit Major
south-west
5m
Castle-upon-Alun is 5 miles south-west of Pencoed
west
5m
Castle-upon-Alun is 5 miles west of Cowbridge
east
6m
Castle-upon-Alun is 6 miles east of Porthcawl
south-west
10m
Castle-upon-Alun is 10 miles south-west of Talbot Green
south-west
10m
Castle-upon-Alun is 10 miles south-west of Llantrisant
south
10m
Castle-upon-Alun is 10 miles south of Pontycymer
south
11m
Castle-upon-Alun is 11 miles south of Maesteg
south-west
12m
Castle-upon-Alun is 12 miles south-west of Tonypandy

What are the nearest cities to Castle-upon-Alun?

Position of Castle-upon-Alun relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle-upon-Alun to the centre of the city.

west
17m
Castle-upon-Alun is 17 miles west of Cardiff
south-east
19m
Castle-upon-Alun is 19 miles south-east of Swansea
west
26m
Castle-upon-Alun is 26 miles west of Newport
west
42m
Castle-upon-Alun is 42 miles west of Bristol
north-west
44m
Castle-upon-Alun is 44 miles north-west of Wells
north
51m
Castle-upon-Alun is 51 miles north of Exeter
west
53m
Castle-upon-Alun is 53 miles west of Bath
south-west
55m
Castle-upon-Alun is 55 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
63m
Castle-upon-Alun is 63 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-west
77m
Castle-upon-Alun is 77 miles south-west of Worcester