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Where is Neath?

Neath is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, four miles south-east of the town of Pontardawe, seven miles north-east of the major city of Swansea, 30 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 158 miles west of London. Neath lies six miles west of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Neath falls within the unitary authority of Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot. It is in the SA11 postcode district. The post town for Neath is Neath.

Neath on a map

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

Which county is Neath in?

Neath is in the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot.

Ceremonial CountyWest Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyCastell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot

Where is Neath in West Glamorgan?

Neath is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Glamorgan, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Glamorgan.

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

What is the postcode for Neath?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Neath is SA11 3NA.

Where is Neath in SA11?

Neath is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SA11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SA11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Neath within SA11
Location of Neath within SA11

What is the post town for Neath?

The post town for Neath is Neath. Neath is in the SA11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Neath.

What is the latitude and longitude of Neath?

The centre of Neath is located at position 51.66423° latitude and -3.80339° longitude.

Latitude51.66423°
Longitude-3.80339°

What is the easting and northing of Neath?

The centre of Neath is located at the grid reference easting 275370 and northing 197701 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting275370
Northing197701

What are the nearest towns to Neath?

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

south-east
4m
Neath is 4 miles south-east of Pontardawe
north
5m
Neath is 5 miles north of Port Talbot
north-west
7m
Neath is 7 miles north-west of Maesteg
south
8m
Neath is 8 miles south of Ystradgynlais
south-west
10m
Neath is 10 miles south-west of Glyn-neath
west
10m
Neath is 10 miles west of Pontycymer
east
10m
Neath is 10 miles east of Gorseinon
east
11m
Neath is 11 miles east of Pontarddulais
east
11m
Neath is 11 miles east of Loughor
west
12m
Neath is 12 miles west of Treherbert

What are the nearest cities to Neath?

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

north-east
7m
Neath is 7 miles north-east of Swansea
north-west
30m
Neath is 30 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
35m
Neath is 35 miles west of Newport
south-west
54m
Neath is 54 miles south-west of Hereford
west
54m
Neath is 54 miles west of Bristol
north-west
59m
Neath is 59 miles north-west of Wells
east
64m
Neath is 64 miles east of St Davids
west
65m
Neath is 65 miles west of Bath
north
66m
Neath is 66 miles north of Exeter
west
68m
Neath is 68 miles west of Gloucester

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