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  1. Hay-on-Wye

Where is Hay-on-Wye?

Hay-on-Wye is located in the county of Powys, Wales, seven miles north-east of the town of Talgarth, 34 miles north of the major city of Newport, 41 miles north of Cardiff, and 134 miles west of London. Hay-on-Wye lies just west of the Herefordshire border, and was historically in the county of Brecknockshire. Hay-on-Wye falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the HR3 postcode district. The post town for Hay-on-Wye is Hereford.

Hay-on-Wye on a map

Map showing extent of Hay-on-Wye as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Hay-on-Wye
Map showing location of Hay-on-Wye within the UK
Location of Hay-on-Wye within the UK

Which county is Hay-on-Wye in?

Hay-on-Wye 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 Hay-on-Wye in Powys?

Hay-on-Wye is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Hay-on-Wye within Powys
Location of Hay-on-Wye within Powys

What is the postcode for Hay-on-Wye?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hay-on-Wye is HR3 5BU.

Where is Hay-on-Wye in HR3?

Hay-on-Wye is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HR3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HR3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hay-on-Wye within HR3
Location of Hay-on-Wye within HR3

What is the post town for Hay-on-Wye?

The post town for Hay-on-Wye is Hereford. Hay-on-Wye is in the HR3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hereford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hay-on-Wye?

The centre of Hay-on-Wye is located at position 52.0743° latitude and -3.12609° longitude.

Latitude52.0743°
Longitude-3.12609°

What is the easting and northing of Hay-on-Wye?

The centre of Hay-on-Wye is located at the grid reference easting 322917 and northing 242369 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting322917
Northing242369

What are the nearest towns to Hay-on-Wye?

Position of Hay-on-Wye relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hay-on-Wye to the centre of the town.

north-east
7m
Hay-on-Wye is 7 miles north-east of Talgarth
south-west
10m
Hay-on-Wye is 10 miles south-west of Kington
south-east
13m
Hay-on-Wye is 13 miles south-east of Builth Wells
north-east
14m
Hay-on-Wye is 14 miles north-east of Brecon
south
15m
Hay-on-Wye is 15 miles south of Presteigne
north
15m
Hay-on-Wye is 15 miles north of Crickhowell
south-east
16m
Hay-on-Wye is 16 miles south-east of Llandrindod Wells
north
18m
Hay-on-Wye is 18 miles north of Abergavenny
south
19m
Hay-on-Wye is 19 miles south of Knighton
north
19m
Hay-on-Wye is 19 miles north of Brynmawr

What are the nearest cities to Hay-on-Wye?

Position of Hay-on-Wye relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hay-on-Wye to the centre of the city.

west
17m
Hay-on-Wye is 17 miles west of Hereford
north
34m
Hay-on-Wye is 34 miles north of Newport
west
39m
Hay-on-Wye is 39 miles west of Worcester
west
40m
Hay-on-Wye is 40 miles west of Gloucester
north
41m
Hay-on-Wye is 41 miles north of Cardiff
north-east
47m
Hay-on-Wye is 47 miles north-east of Swansea
north-west
48m
Hay-on-Wye is 48 miles north-west of Bristol
south-west
55m
Hay-on-Wye is 55 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
north-west
58m
Hay-on-Wye is 58 miles north-west of Bath
south-west
59m
Hay-on-Wye is 59 miles south-west of Birmingham

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