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Where is Hernston?

Hernston is located in the county of Mid Glamorgan, Wales, one mile south of the town of Bridgend, 18 miles south-east of the major city of Swansea, 17 miles west of Cardiff, and 148 miles west of London. Hernston lies just west of the South Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Hernston falls within the unitary authority of Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend. It is in the CF31 postcode district. The post town for Hernston is Bridgend.

Hernston on a map

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

Which county is Hernston in?

Hernston 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 Hernston in Mid Glamorgan?

Hernston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Mid Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Mid Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Hernston within Mid Glamorgan
Location of Hernston within Mid Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Hernston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hernston is CF31 3AX.

Where is Hernston in CF31?

Hernston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF31 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CF31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hernston within CF31
Location of Hernston within CF31

What is the post town for Hernston?

The post town for Hernston is Bridgend. Hernston is in the CF31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridgend.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hernston?

The centre of Hernston is located at position 51.49253° latitude and -3.5703° longitude.

Latitude51.49253°
Longitude-3.5703°

What is the easting and northing of Hernston?

The centre of Hernston is located at the grid reference easting 291080 and northing 178235 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting291080
Northing178235

What are the nearest towns to Hernston?

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

south
1m
Hernston is 1 mile south of Bridgend
south-west
4m
Hernston is 4 miles south-west of Pencoed
north-west
6m
Hernston is 6 miles north-west of Cowbridge
east
6m
Hernston is 6 miles east of Porthcawl
north-west
7m
Hernston is 7 miles north-west of Llantwit Major
south
8m
Hernston is 8 miles south of Pontycymer
west
9m
Hernston is 9 miles west of Talbot Green
south-east
9m
Hernston is 9 miles south-east of Maesteg
west
9m
Hernston is 9 miles west of Llantrisant
south-west
10m
Hernston is 10 miles south-west of Tonypandy

What are the nearest cities to Hernston?

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

west
17m
Hernston is 17 miles west of Cardiff
south-east
18m
Hernston is 18 miles south-east of Swansea
west
26m
Hernston is 26 miles west of Newport
west
42m
Hernston is 42 miles west of Bristol
north-west
45m
Hernston is 45 miles north-west of Wells
west
53m
Hernston is 53 miles west of Bath
north
53m
Hernston is 53 miles north of Exeter
south-west
53m
Hernston is 53 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
62m
Hernston is 62 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-west
75m
Hernston is 75 miles south-west of Worcester