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Where is Ilston?

Ilston is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, five miles south of the town of Loughor, six miles west of the major city of Swansea, 40 miles west of Cardiff, and 171 miles west of London. Ilston lies four miles south of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Ilston falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA2 postcode district. The post town for Ilston is Swansea.

Ilston on a map

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

Which county is Ilston in?

Ilston is in the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Abertawe - Swansea.

Ceremonial CountyWest Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyAbertawe - Swansea

Where is Ilston in West Glamorgan?

Ilston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Glamorgan, and towards the westernmost extremity of West Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Ilston within West Glamorgan
Location of Ilston within West Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Ilston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ilston is SA2 7LD.

Where is Ilston in SA2?

Ilston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SA2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SA2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ilston within SA2
Location of Ilston within SA2

What is the post town for Ilston?

The post town for Ilston is Swansea. Ilston is in the SA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ilston?

The centre of Ilston is located at position 51.59363° latitude and -4.08586° longitude.

Latitude51.59363°
Longitude-4.08586°

What is the easting and northing of Ilston?

The centre of Ilston is located at the grid reference easting 255611 and northing 190372 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting255611
Northing190372

What are the nearest towns to Ilston?

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

south
5m
Ilston is 5 miles south of Loughor
south
6m
Ilston is 6 miles south of Gorseinon
south-east
7m
Ilston is 7 miles south-east of Llanelli
south
9m
Ilston is 9 miles south of Pontarddulais
south-east
9m
Ilston is 9 miles south-east of Burry Port
west
13m
Ilston is 13 miles west of Port Talbot
west
13m
Ilston is 13 miles west of Neath
south-west
13m
Ilston is 13 miles south-west of Pontardawe
south-east
14m
Ilston is 14 miles south-east of Kidwelly
south
14m
Ilston is 14 miles south of Ammanford

What are the nearest cities to Ilston?

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

west
6m
Ilston is 6 miles west of Swansea
west
40m
Ilston is 40 miles west of Cardiff
west
47m
Ilston is 47 miles west of Newport
south-east
54m
Ilston is 54 miles south-east of St Davids
west
65m
Ilston is 65 miles west of Bristol
north
65m
Ilston is 65 miles north of Exeter
south-west
67m
Ilston is 67 miles south-west of Hereford
north-west
68m
Ilston is 68 miles north-west of Wells
west
76m
Ilston is 76 miles west of Bath
west
81m
Ilston is 81 miles west of Gloucester