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Where is Gelligaer?

Gelligaer is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, two miles north of the town of Ystrad Mynach, 12 miles north-west of the major city of Newport, 13 miles north of Cardiff, and 135 miles west of London. Gelligaer lies roughly one mile east of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Gelligaer falls within the unitary authority of Caerffili - Caerphilly. It is in the CF82 postcode district. The post town for Gelligaer is Hengoed.

Gelligaer on a map

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

Which county is Gelligaer in?

Gelligaer is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Caerffili - Caerphilly.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyCaerffili - Caerphilly

Where is Gelligaer in Gwent?

Gelligaer is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gwent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gwent.

Map showing location of Gelligaer within Gwent
Location of Gelligaer within Gwent

What is the postcode for Gelligaer?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gelligaer is CF82 8DY.

Where is Gelligaer in CF82?

Gelligaer is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CF82 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CF82 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gelligaer within CF82
Location of Gelligaer within CF82

What is the post town for Gelligaer?

The post town for Gelligaer is Hengoed. Gelligaer is in the CF82 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hengoed.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gelligaer?

The centre of Gelligaer is located at position 51.66408° latitude and -3.25061° longitude.

Latitude51.66408°
Longitude-3.25061°

What is the easting and northing of Gelligaer?

The centre of Gelligaer is located at the grid reference easting 313599 and northing 196885 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting313599
Northing196885

What are the nearest towns to Gelligaer?

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

north
2m
Gelligaer is 2 miles north of Ystrad Mynach
south-west
2m
Gelligaer is 2 miles south-west of Bargod
east
2m
Gelligaer is 2 miles east of Treharris
west
2m
Gelligaer is 2 miles west of Blackwood
west
3m
Gelligaer is 3 miles west of Pontllanfraith
east
4m
Gelligaer is 4 miles east of Abercynon
west
4m
Gelligaer is 4 miles west of Newbridge
west
5m
Gelligaer is 5 miles west of Abercarn
east
6m
Gelligaer is 6 miles east of Mountain Ash
north-east
6m
Gelligaer is 6 miles north-east of Pontypridd

What are the nearest cities to Gelligaer?

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

north-west
12m
Gelligaer is 12 miles north-west of Newport
north
13m
Gelligaer is 13 miles north of Cardiff
east
30m
Gelligaer is 30 miles east of Swansea
north-west
32m
Gelligaer is 32 miles north-west of Bristol
south-west
35m
Gelligaer is 35 miles south-west of Hereford
north-west
41m
Gelligaer is 41 miles north-west of Wells
north-west
43m
Gelligaer is 43 miles north-west of Bath
west
45m
Gelligaer is 45 miles west of Gloucester
south-west
57m
Gelligaer is 57 miles south-west of Worcester
north
66m
Gelligaer is 66 miles north of Exeter