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Where is Ponterwyd?

Ponterwyd is located in the county of Dyfed, Wales, ten miles east of the town of Aberystwyth, 50 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 70 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 170 miles west of London. Ponterwyd lies four miles west of the Powys border, and was historically in the county of Cardiganshire. Ponterwyd falls within the unitary authority of Sir Ceredigion - Ceredigion. It is in the SY23 postcode district.

Ponterwyd on a map

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

Which county is Ponterwyd in?

Ponterwyd is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Cardiganshire, and the administrative county of Sir Ceredigion - Ceredigion.

Ceremonial CountyDyfed
Historic CountyCardiganshire
Administrative CountySir Ceredigion - Ceredigion

Where is Ponterwyd in Dyfed?

Ponterwyd is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dyfed, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dyfed.

Map showing location of Ponterwyd within Dyfed
Location of Ponterwyd within Dyfed

What is the postcode for Ponterwyd?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ponterwyd is SY23 3JX.

Where is Ponterwyd in SY23?

Ponterwyd is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY23 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ponterwyd within SY23
Location of Ponterwyd within SY23

What is the latitude and longitude of Ponterwyd?

The centre of Ponterwyd is located at position 52.41171° latitude and -3.84119° longitude.

Latitude52.41171°
Longitude-3.84119°

What is the easting and northing of Ponterwyd?

The centre of Ponterwyd is located at the grid reference easting 274863 and northing 280896 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting274863
Northing280896

What are the nearest towns to Ponterwyd?

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

east
10m
Ponterwyd is 10 miles east of Aberystwyth
south
12m
Ponterwyd is 12 miles south of Machynlleth
west
13m
Ponterwyd is 13 miles west of Llanidloes
north
14m
Ponterwyd is 14 miles north of Tregaron
north-west
16m
Ponterwyd is 16 miles north-west of Rhayader
south-east
16m
Ponterwyd is 16 miles south-east of Tywyn
north-east
21m
Ponterwyd is 21 miles north-east of Aberaeron
north
23m
Ponterwyd is 23 miles north of Llanwrtyd Wells
north-west
23m
Ponterwyd is 23 miles north-west of Llandrindod Wells
south
23m
Ponterwyd is 23 miles south of Dolgellau

What are the nearest cities to Ponterwyd?

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

north-west
54m
Ponterwyd is 54 miles north-west of Hereford
north
55m
Ponterwyd is 55 miles north of Swansea
south-west
57m
Ponterwyd is 57 miles south-west of Wrexham
south
58m
Ponterwyd is 58 miles south of Bangor
south
61m
Ponterwyd is 61 miles south of St Asaph
south-west
67m
Ponterwyd is 67 miles south-west of Chester
north-west
67m
Ponterwyd is 67 miles north-west of Newport
west
70m
Ponterwyd is 70 miles west of Worcester
north-west
70m
Ponterwyd is 70 miles north-west of Cardiff
north-east
71m
Ponterwyd is 71 miles north-east of St Davids