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Where is Drope?

Drope is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, five miles north of the town of Barry, 15 miles south-west of the major city of Newport, five miles west of Cardiff, and 136 miles west of London. Drope lies three miles south-east of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Drope falls within the unitary authority of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan. It is in the CF5 postcode district. The post town for Drope is Cardiff.

Drope on a map

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

Which county is Drope in?

Drope 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 Drope in South Glamorgan?

Drope is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of South Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Drope within South Glamorgan
Location of Drope within South Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Drope?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Drope is CF5 6EP.

Where is Drope in CF5?

Drope is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CF5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CF5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Drope within CF5
Location of Drope within CF5

What is the post town for Drope?

The post town for Drope is Cardiff. Drope is in the CF5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cardiff.

What is the latitude and longitude of Drope?

The centre of Drope is located at position 51.4743° latitude and -3.28411° longitude.

Latitude51.4743°
Longitude-3.28411°

What is the easting and northing of Drope?

The centre of Drope is located at the grid reference easting 310912 and northing 175820 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting310912
Northing175820

What are the nearest towns to Drope?

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

north
5m
Drope is 5 miles north of Barry
north-west
5m
Drope is 5 miles north-west of Penarth
south-east
6m
Drope is 6 miles south-east of Llantrisant
south-east
6m
Drope is 6 miles south-east of Talbot Green
east
7m
Drope is 7 miles east of Cowbridge
south-west
7m
Drope is 7 miles south-west of Caerphilly
south
9m
Drope is 9 miles south of Pontypridd
north-east
10m
Drope is 10 miles north-east of Llantwit Major
east
10m
Drope is 10 miles east of Pencoed
south-east
11m
Drope is 11 miles south-east of Porth

What are the nearest cities to Drope?

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

west
5m
Drope is 5 miles west of Cardiff
south-west
15m
Drope is 15 miles south-west of Newport
west
30m
Drope is 30 miles west of Bristol
east
30m
Drope is 30 miles east of Swansea
north-west
33m
Drope is 33 miles north-west of Wells
west
40m
Drope is 40 miles west of Bath
south-west
47m
Drope is 47 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
52m
Drope is 52 miles south-west of Gloucester
north
53m
Drope is 53 miles north of Exeter
south-west
67m
Drope is 67 miles south-west of Worcester