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Where is Pont-y-rhyl?

Pont-y-rhyl is located in the county of Mid Glamorgan, Wales, one mile south of the town of Pontycymer, 16 miles east of the major city of Swansea, 19 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 149 miles west of London. Pont-y-rhyl lies three miles east of the West Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Pont-y-rhyl falls within the unitary authority of Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend. It is in the CF32 postcode district. The post town for Pont-y-rhyl is Bridgend.

Pont-y-rhyl on a map

Map showing extent of Pont-y-rhyl as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Pont-y-rhyl
Map showing location of Pont-y-rhyl within the UK
Location of Pont-y-rhyl within the UK

Which county is Pont-y-rhyl in?

Pont-y-rhyl 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 Pont-y-rhyl in Mid Glamorgan?

Pont-y-rhyl is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Mid Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Mid Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Pont-y-rhyl within Mid Glamorgan
Location of Pont-y-rhyl within Mid Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Pont-y-rhyl?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Pont-y-rhyl is CF32 8BJ.

Where is Pont-y-rhyl in CF32?

Pont-y-rhyl is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CF32 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CF32 postcode district.

Map showing location of Pont-y-rhyl within CF32
Location of Pont-y-rhyl within CF32

What is the post town for Pont-y-rhyl?

The post town for Pont-y-rhyl is Bridgend. Pont-y-rhyl is in the CF32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridgend.

What is the latitude and longitude of Pont-y-rhyl?

The centre of Pont-y-rhyl is located at position 51.59571° latitude and -3.58246° longitude.

Latitude51.59571°
Longitude-3.58246°

What is the easting and northing of Pont-y-rhyl?

The centre of Pont-y-rhyl is located at the grid reference easting 290484 and northing 189727 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting290484
Northing189727

What are the nearest towns to Pont-y-rhyl?

Position of Pont-y-rhyl relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Pont-y-rhyl to the centre of the town.

south
1m
Pont-y-rhyl is 1 mile south of Pontycymer
east
3m
Pont-y-rhyl is 3 miles east of Maesteg
south-west
5m
Pont-y-rhyl is 5 miles south-west of Rhondda
south-west
6m
Pont-y-rhyl is 6 miles south-west of Treorchy
south
6m
Pont-y-rhyl is 6 miles south of Treherbert
north
6m
Pont-y-rhyl is 6 miles north of Bridgend
north-west
6m
Pont-y-rhyl is 6 miles north-west of Pencoed
west
6m
Pont-y-rhyl is 6 miles west of Tonypandy
south-west
7m
Pont-y-rhyl is 7 miles south-west of Ferndale
west
7m
Pont-y-rhyl is 7 miles west of Porth

What are the nearest cities to Pont-y-rhyl?

Position of Pont-y-rhyl relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Pont-y-rhyl to the centre of the city.

east
16m
Pont-y-rhyl is 16 miles east of Swansea
north-west
19m
Pont-y-rhyl is 19 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
25m
Pont-y-rhyl is 25 miles west of Newport
west
43m
Pont-y-rhyl is 43 miles west of Bristol
north-west
48m
Pont-y-rhyl is 48 miles north-west of Wells
south-west
49m
Pont-y-rhyl is 49 miles south-west of Hereford
west
55m
Pont-y-rhyl is 55 miles west of Bath
west
60m
Pont-y-rhyl is 60 miles west of Gloucester
north
60m
Pont-y-rhyl is 60 miles north of Exeter
south-west
71m
Pont-y-rhyl is 71 miles south-west of Worcester