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Where is Legar?

Legar is located in the county of Powys, Wales, zero miles south-west of the town of Crickhowell, 20 miles north of the major city of Newport, 26 miles north of Cardiff, and 132 miles west of London. Legar lies roughly one mile north-west of the Gwent border, and was historically in the county of Brecknockshire. Legar falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the NP8 postcode district. The post town for Legar is Crickhowell.

Legar on a map

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

Which county is Legar in?

Legar 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 Legar in Powys?

Legar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Legar within Powys
Location of Legar within Powys

What is the postcode for Legar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Legar is NP8 1HG.

Where is Legar in NP8?

Legar is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NP8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NP8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Legar within NP8
Location of Legar within NP8

What is the post town for Legar?

The post town for Legar is Crickhowell. Legar is in the NP8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Crickhowell.

What is the latitude and longitude of Legar?

The centre of Legar is located at position 51.85536° latitude and -3.1426° longitude.

Latitude51.85536°
Longitude-3.1426°

What is the easting and northing of Legar?

The centre of Legar is located at the grid reference easting 321403 and northing 218036 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting321403
Northing218036

What are the nearest towns to Legar?

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

south-west
0m
Legar is 0 mile south-west of Crickhowell
north
4m
Legar is 4 miles north of Brynmawr
north
5m
Legar is 5 miles north of Nantyglo
north-east
6m
Legar is 6 miles north-east of Ebbw Vale
north-west
6m
Legar is 6 miles north-west of Abergavenny
north-west
6m
Legar is 6 miles north-west of Blaenavon
north
6m
Legar is 6 miles north of Blaina
north-east
7m
Legar is 7 miles north-east of Tredegar
north
9m
Legar is 9 miles north of Abertillery
north
9m
Legar is 9 miles north of Abersychan

What are the nearest cities to Legar?

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

north
20m
Legar is 20 miles north of Newport
south-west
23m
Legar is 23 miles south-west of Hereford
north
26m
Legar is 26 miles north of Cardiff
north-west
36m
Legar is 36 miles north-west of Bristol
north-east
38m
Legar is 38 miles north-east of Swansea
west
38m
Legar is 38 miles west of Gloucester
south-west
46m
Legar is 46 miles south-west of Worcester
north-west
47m
Legar is 47 miles north-west of Bath
north-west
50m
Legar is 50 miles north-west of Wells
south-west
66m
Legar is 66 miles south-west of Wolverhampton