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Where is Picketston?

Picketston is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, two miles east of the town of Llantwit Major, 21 miles west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 12 miles west of Cardiff, and 143 miles west of London. Picketston lies six miles south of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Picketston falls within the unitary authority of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan. It is in the CF62 postcode district. The post town for Picketston is Barry.

Picketston on a map

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

Which county is Picketston in?

Picketston is in the ceremonial county of South Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan.

Ceremonial CountySouth Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyBro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan

Where is Picketston in South Glamorgan?

Picketston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of South Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Picketston within South Glamorgan
Location of Picketston within South Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Picketston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Picketston is CF62 4QP.

Where is Picketston in CF62?

Picketston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CF62 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CF62 postcode district.

Map showing location of Picketston within CF62
Location of Picketston within CF62

What is the post town for Picketston?

The post town for Picketston is Barry. Picketston is in the CF62 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barry.

What is the latitude and longitude of Picketston?

The centre of Picketston is located at position 51.41774° latitude and -3.43664° longitude.

Latitude51.41774°
Longitude-3.43664°

What is the easting and northing of Picketston?

The centre of Picketston is located at the grid reference easting 300195 and northing 169727 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting300195
Northing169727

What are the nearest towns to Picketston?

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

east
2m
Picketston is 2 miles east of Llantwit Major
south
3m
Picketston is 3 miles south of Cowbridge
west
7m
Picketston is 7 miles west of Barry
south
8m
Picketston is 8 miles south of Pencoed
south
9m
Picketston is 9 miles south of Talbot Green
south-east
9m
Picketston is 9 miles south-east of Bridgend
south
9m
Picketston is 9 miles south of Llantrisant
west
11m
Picketston is 11 miles west of Penarth
east
12m
Picketston is 12 miles east of Porthcawl
south
13m
Picketston is 13 miles south of Porth

What are the nearest cities to Picketston?

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

west
12m
Picketston is 12 miles west of Cardiff
south-west
22m
Picketston is 22 miles south-west of Newport
south-east
26m
Picketston is 26 miles south-east of Swansea
west
36m
Picketston is 36 miles west of Bristol
north-west
37m
Picketston is 37 miles north-west of Wells
west
47m
Picketston is 47 miles west of Bath
north
48m
Picketston is 48 miles north of Exeter
south-west
54m
Picketston is 54 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
60m
Picketston is 60 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-west
75m
Picketston is 75 miles south-west of Worcester