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Where is Merthyr Mawr?

Merthyr Mawr is located in the county of Mid Glamorgan, Wales, two miles south-west of the town of Bridgend, 17 miles south-east of the major city of Swansea, 19 miles west of Cardiff, and 150 miles west of London. Merthyr Mawr lies just west of the South Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Merthyr Mawr falls within the unitary authority of Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend. It is in the CF32 postcode district. The post town for Merthyr Mawr is Bridgend.

Merthyr Mawr on a map

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

Which county is Merthyr Mawr in?

Merthyr Mawr 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 Merthyr Mawr in Mid Glamorgan?

Merthyr Mawr is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Mid Glamorgan, and towards the westernmost extremity of Mid Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Merthyr Mawr within Mid Glamorgan
Location of Merthyr Mawr within Mid Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Merthyr Mawr?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Merthyr Mawr is CF32 0LS.

Where is Merthyr Mawr in CF32?

Merthyr Mawr is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF32 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CF32 postcode district.

Map showing location of Merthyr Mawr within CF32
Location of Merthyr Mawr within CF32

What is the post town for Merthyr Mawr?

The post town for Merthyr Mawr is Bridgend. Merthyr Mawr is in the CF32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridgend.

What is the latitude and longitude of Merthyr Mawr?

The centre of Merthyr Mawr is located at position 51.48594° latitude and -3.60816° longitude.

Latitude51.48594°
Longitude-3.60816°

What is the easting and northing of Merthyr Mawr?

The centre of Merthyr Mawr is located at the grid reference easting 288436 and northing 177559 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting288436
Northing177559

What are the nearest towns to Merthyr Mawr?

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

south-west
2m
Merthyr Mawr is 2 miles south-west of Bridgend
east
4m
Merthyr Mawr is 4 miles east of Porthcawl
south-west
5m
Merthyr Mawr is 5 miles south-west of Pencoed
west
7m
Merthyr Mawr is 7 miles west of Cowbridge
north-west
8m
Merthyr Mawr is 8 miles north-west of Llantwit Major
south
9m
Merthyr Mawr is 9 miles south of Pontycymer
south
9m
Merthyr Mawr is 9 miles south of Maesteg
west
10m
Merthyr Mawr is 10 miles west of Talbot Green
south-east
11m
Merthyr Mawr is 11 miles south-east of Port Talbot
west
11m
Merthyr Mawr is 11 miles west of Llantrisant

What are the nearest cities to Merthyr Mawr?

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

south-east
17m
Merthyr Mawr is 17 miles south-east of Swansea
west
19m
Merthyr Mawr is 19 miles west of Cardiff
west
27m
Merthyr Mawr is 27 miles west of Newport
west
44m
Merthyr Mawr is 44 miles west of Bristol
north-west
46m
Merthyr Mawr is 46 miles north-west of Wells
north
53m
Merthyr Mawr is 53 miles north of Exeter
west
54m
Merthyr Mawr is 54 miles west of Bath
south-west
55m
Merthyr Mawr is 55 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
64m
Merthyr Mawr is 64 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-east
76m
Merthyr Mawr is 76 miles south-east of St Davids