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Where is Furnace?

Furnace is located in the county of Dyfed, Wales, five miles south-west of the town of Machynlleth, 51 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 80 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 177 miles north-west of London. Furnace lies roughly one mile south of the Gwynedd border, and was historically in the county of Cardiganshire. Furnace falls within the unitary authority of Sir Ceredigion - Ceredigion. It is in the SY20 postcode district. The post town for Furnace is Machynlleth.

Furnace on a map

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

Which county is Furnace in?

Furnace is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Cardiganshire, and the administrative county of Sir Ceredigion - Ceredigion.

Ceremonial CountyDyfed
Historic CountyCardiganshire
Administrative CountySir Ceredigion - Ceredigion

Where is Furnace in Dyfed?

Furnace is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dyfed, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dyfed.

Map showing location of Furnace within Dyfed
Location of Furnace within Dyfed

What is the postcode for Furnace?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Furnace is SY20 8PJ.

Where is Furnace in SY20?

Furnace is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Furnace within SY20
Location of Furnace within SY20

What is the post town for Furnace?

The post town for Furnace is Machynlleth. Furnace is in the SY20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Machynlleth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Furnace?

The centre of Furnace is located at position 52.5367° latitude and -3.94068° longitude.

Latitude52.5367°
Longitude-3.94068°

What is the easting and northing of Furnace?

The centre of Furnace is located at the grid reference easting 268470 and northing 294974 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting268470
Northing294974

What are the nearest towns to Furnace?

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

south-west
5m
Furnace is 5 miles south-west of Machynlleth
south-east
7m
Furnace is 7 miles south-east of Tywyn
north-east
10m
Furnace is 10 miles north-east of Aberystwyth
south
14m
Furnace is 14 miles south of Barmouth
south
14m
Furnace is 14 miles south of Dolgellau
west
18m
Furnace is 18 miles west of Llanidloes
north
22m
Furnace is 22 miles north of Tregaron
south
23m
Furnace is 23 miles south of Harlech
north-east
24m
Furnace is 24 miles north-east of Aberaeron
north-west
24m
Furnace is 24 miles north-west of Rhayader

What are the nearest cities to Furnace?

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

south
48m
Furnace is 48 miles south of Bangor
south-west
53m
Furnace is 53 miles south-west of Wrexham
south-west
54m
Furnace is 54 miles south-west of St Asaph
north-west
62m
Furnace is 62 miles north-west of Hereford
south-west
63m
Furnace is 63 miles south-west of Chester
north
63m
Furnace is 63 miles north of Swansea
north-east
72m
Furnace is 72 miles north-east of St Davids
south-west
72m
Furnace is 72 miles south-west of Liverpool
west
76m
Furnace is 76 miles west of Wolverhampton
west
77m
Furnace is 77 miles west of Worcester