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Where is Lower Machen?

Lower Machen is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, two miles south of the town of Risca, five miles west of the major city of Newport, eight miles north of Cardiff, and 129 miles west of London. Lower Machen lies two miles north-east of the South Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Lower Machen falls within the unitary authority of Casnewydd - Newport. It is in the NP10 postcode district. The post town for Lower Machen is Newport.

Lower Machen on a map

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

Which county is Lower Machen in?

Lower Machen is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Casnewydd - Newport.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyMonmouthshire
Administrative CountyCasnewydd - Newport

Where is Lower Machen in Gwent?

Lower Machen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gwent.

Map showing location of Lower Machen within Gwent
Location of Lower Machen within Gwent

What is the postcode for Lower Machen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lower Machen is NP10 8GU.

Where is Lower Machen in NP10?

Lower Machen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NP10 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NP10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lower Machen within NP10
Location of Lower Machen within NP10

What is the post town for Lower Machen?

The post town for Lower Machen is Newport. Lower Machen is in the NP10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lower Machen?

The centre of Lower Machen is located at position 51.58509° latitude and -3.11595° longitude.

Latitude51.58509°
Longitude-3.11595°

What is the easting and northing of Lower Machen?

The centre of Lower Machen is located at the grid reference easting 322779 and northing 187949 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting322779
Northing187949

What are the nearest towns to Lower Machen?

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

south
2m
Lower Machen is 2 miles south of Risca
south
4m
Lower Machen is 4 miles south of Abercarn
east
4m
Lower Machen is 4 miles east of Caerphilly
south
6m
Lower Machen is 6 miles south of Newbridge
south-east
6m
Lower Machen is 6 miles south-east of Pontllanfraith
south-west
6m
Lower Machen is 6 miles south-west of Cwmbrân
south-east
6m
Lower Machen is 6 miles south-east of Ystrad Mynach
south-east
7m
Lower Machen is 7 miles south-east of Blackwood
west
7m
Lower Machen is 7 miles west of Caerleon
south-west
9m
Lower Machen is 9 miles south-west of Pontypool

What are the nearest cities to Lower Machen?

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

west
5m
Lower Machen is 5 miles west of Newport
north
8m
Lower Machen is 8 miles north of Cardiff
north-west
24m
Lower Machen is 24 miles north-west of Bristol
north-west
33m
Lower Machen is 33 miles north-west of Wells
north-west
36m
Lower Machen is 36 miles north-west of Bath
east
36m
Lower Machen is 36 miles east of Swansea
south-west
37m
Lower Machen is 37 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
42m
Lower Machen is 42 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-west
57m
Lower Machen is 57 miles south-west of Worcester
north
62m
Lower Machen is 62 miles north of Exeter