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Where is Gilfach Goch?

Gilfach Goch is located in the county of Mid Glamorgan, Wales, two miles south-west of the town of Tonypandy, 20 miles east of the major city of Swansea, 15 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 144 miles west of London. Gilfach Goch lies five miles east of the West Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Gilfach Goch falls within the unitary authority of Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend. It is in the CF39 postcode district. The post town for Gilfach Goch is Porth.

Gilfach Goch on a map

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

Which county is Gilfach Goch in?

Gilfach Goch is in the ceremonial county of Mid Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend.

Ceremonial CountyMid Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyPen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend

Where is Gilfach Goch in Mid Glamorgan?

Gilfach Goch is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Mid Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Mid Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Gilfach Goch within Mid Glamorgan
Location of Gilfach Goch within Mid Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Gilfach Goch?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gilfach Goch is CF39 8RP.

Where is Gilfach Goch in CF39?

Gilfach Goch is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CF39 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CF39 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gilfach Goch within CF39
Location of Gilfach Goch within CF39

What is the post town for Gilfach Goch?

The post town for Gilfach Goch is Porth. Gilfach Goch is in the CF39 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Porth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gilfach Goch?

The centre of Gilfach Goch is located at position 51.59509° latitude and -3.4773° longitude.

Latitude51.59509°
Longitude-3.4773°

What is the easting and northing of Gilfach Goch?

The centre of Gilfach Goch is located at the grid reference easting 297767 and northing 189506 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting297767
Northing189506

What are the nearest towns to Gilfach Goch?

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

south-west
2m
Gilfach Goch is 2 miles south-west of Tonypandy
west
3m
Gilfach Goch is 3 miles west of Porth
south
4m
Gilfach Goch is 4 miles south of Rhondda
east
5m
Gilfach Goch is 5 miles east of Pontycymer
south
5m
Gilfach Goch is 5 miles south of Ferndale
north
5m
Gilfach Goch is 5 miles north of Pencoed
south
5m
Gilfach Goch is 5 miles south of Treorchy
north-west
6m
Gilfach Goch is 6 miles north-west of Talbot Green
north-west
6m
Gilfach Goch is 6 miles north-west of Llantrisant
west
6m
Gilfach Goch is 6 miles west of Pontypridd

What are the nearest cities to Gilfach Goch?

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

north-west
15m
Gilfach Goch is 15 miles north-west of Cardiff
east
20m
Gilfach Goch is 20 miles east of Swansea
west
21m
Gilfach Goch is 21 miles west of Newport
west
39m
Gilfach Goch is 39 miles west of Bristol
north-west
45m
Gilfach Goch is 45 miles north-west of Wells
south-west
46m
Gilfach Goch is 46 miles south-west of Hereford
west
50m
Gilfach Goch is 50 miles west of Bath
west
56m
Gilfach Goch is 56 miles west of Gloucester
north
60m
Gilfach Goch is 60 miles north of Exeter
south-west
68m
Gilfach Goch is 68 miles south-west of Worcester