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Where is Gaer?

Gaer is located in the county of Powys, Wales, four miles north-west of the town of Crickhowell, 23 miles north-west of the major city of Newport, 28 miles north of Cardiff, and 135 miles west of London. Gaer lies five miles north-west of the Gwent border, and was historically in the county of Brecknockshire. Gaer falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the NP8 postcode district. The post town for Gaer is Crickhowell.

Gaer on a map

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

Which county is Gaer in?

Gaer is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Brecknockshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyBrecknockshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Gaer in Powys?

Gaer is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Gaer within Powys
Location of Gaer within Powys

What is the postcode for Gaer?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gaer is NP8 1SB.

Where is Gaer in NP8?

Gaer is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NP8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NP8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gaer within NP8
Location of Gaer within NP8

What is the post town for Gaer?

The post town for Gaer is Crickhowell. Gaer is in the NP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Crickhowell.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gaer?

The centre of Gaer is located at position 51.88796° latitude and -3.20805° longitude.

Latitude51.88796°
Longitude-3.20805°

What is the easting and northing of Gaer?

The centre of Gaer is located at the grid reference easting 316956 and northing 221735 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting316956
Northing221735

What are the nearest towns to Gaer?

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

north-west
4m
Gaer is 4 miles north-west of Crickhowell
north
6m
Gaer is 6 miles north of Brynmawr
north
7m
Gaer is 7 miles north of Ebbw Vale
north
7m
Gaer is 7 miles north of Nantyglo
south
8m
Gaer is 8 miles south of Talgarth
north
8m
Gaer is 8 miles north of Tredegar
north
9m
Gaer is 9 miles north of Blaina
south-east
9m
Gaer is 9 miles south-east of Brecon
north-west
9m
Gaer is 9 miles north-west of Abergavenny
north
9m
Gaer is 9 miles north of Rhymney

What are the nearest cities to Gaer?

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

north-west
23m
Gaer is 23 miles north-west of Newport
south-west
24m
Gaer is 24 miles south-west of Hereford
north
28m
Gaer is 28 miles north of Cardiff
north-east
37m
Gaer is 37 miles north-east of Swansea
north-west
40m
Gaer is 40 miles north-west of Bristol
west
41m
Gaer is 41 miles west of Gloucester
south-west
47m
Gaer is 47 miles south-west of Worcester
north-west
51m
Gaer is 51 miles north-west of Bath
north-west
53m
Gaer is 53 miles north-west of Wells
south-west
67m
Gaer is 67 miles south-west of Wolverhampton