GetTheData logo

Where is Foel?

Foel is located in the county of Powys, Wales, eight miles north-west of the town of Llanfair Caereinion, 31 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 85 miles north of Cardiff, and 165 miles north-west of London. Foel lies four miles south-east of the Gwynedd border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Foel falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY21 postcode district. The post town for Foel is Welshpool.

Foel on a map

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

Which county is Foel in?

Foel is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyMontgomeryshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Foel in Powys?

Foel is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Powys.

Map showing location of Foel within Powys
Location of Foel within Powys

What is the postcode for Foel?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Foel is SY21 0NJ.

Where is Foel in SY21?

Foel is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY21 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Foel within SY21
Location of Foel within SY21

What is the post town for Foel?

The post town for Foel is Welshpool. Foel is in the SY21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Welshpool.

What is the latitude and longitude of Foel?

The centre of Foel is located at position 52.69098° latitude and -3.4982° longitude.

Latitude52.69098°
Longitude-3.4982°

What is the easting and northing of Foel?

The centre of Foel is located at the grid reference easting 298836 and northing 311420 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting298836
Northing311420

What are the nearest towns to Foel?

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

north-west
8m
Foel is 8 miles north-west of Llanfair Caereinion
south-west
11m
Foel is 11 miles south-west of Llanfyllin
north-west
14m
Foel is 14 miles north-west of Newtown
west
15m
Foel is 15 miles west of Welshpool
south
16m
Foel is 16 miles south of Y Bala
north-east
16m
Foel is 16 miles north-east of Machynlleth
east
17m
Foel is 17 miles east of Dolgellau
north
17m
Foel is 17 miles north of Llanidloes
north-west
17m
Foel is 17 miles north-west of Montgomery
south-west
22m
Foel is 22 miles south-west of Oswestry

What are the nearest cities to Foel?

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

south-west
32m
Foel is 32 miles south-west of Wrexham
south
39m
Foel is 39 miles south of St Asaph
south-west
43m
Foel is 43 miles south-west of Chester
south-east
46m
Foel is 46 miles south-east of Bangor
south-west
54m
Foel is 54 miles south-west of Liverpool
north-west
55m
Foel is 55 miles north-west of Hereford
west
58m
Foel is 58 miles west of Wolverhampton
west
60m
Foel is 60 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
64m
Foel is 64 miles north-west of Worcester
west
69m
Foel is 69 miles west of Birmingham