Longtown is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, nine miles north-east of the town of Crickhowell, 25 miles north of the major city of Newport, 34 miles north of Cardiff, and 126 miles west of London. Longtown lies roughly one mile north of the Gwent border. Longtown falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR2 postcode district. The post town for Longtown is Hereford.
Longtown is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.
Ceremonial County | Herefordshire |
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Historic County | Herefordshire |
Administrative County | County of Herefordshire |
Longtown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Herefordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Herefordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Longtown is HR2 0LD.
Longtown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HR2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HR2 postcode district.
The post town for Longtown is Hereford. Longtown is in the HR2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hereford.
The centre of Longtown is located at position 51.9549° latitude and -2.9874° longitude.
Latitude | 51.9549° |
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Longitude | -2.9874° |
The centre of Longtown is located at the grid reference easting 332242 and northing 228950 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 332242 |
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Northing | 228950 |
Position of Longtown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Longtown to the centre of the town.
Position of Longtown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Longtown to the centre of the city.