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Where is Pontygwaith?

Pontygwaith is located in the county of Mid Glamorgan, Wales, one mile north of the town of Tonypandy, 19 miles west of the major city of Newport, 16 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 142 miles west of London. Pontygwaith lies five miles west of the Gwent border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Pontygwaith falls within the unitary authority of Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is in the CF43 postcode district. The post town for Pontygwaith is Ferndale.

Pontygwaith on a map

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

Which county is Pontygwaith in?

Pontygwaith is in the ceremonial county of Mid Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Ceremonial CountyMid Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyRhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf

Where is Pontygwaith in Mid Glamorgan?

Pontygwaith 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 Pontygwaith within Mid Glamorgan
Location of Pontygwaith within Mid Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Pontygwaith?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Pontygwaith is CF43 3LF.

Where is Pontygwaith in CF43?

Pontygwaith is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF43 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CF43 postcode district.

Map showing location of Pontygwaith within CF43
Location of Pontygwaith within CF43

What is the post town for Pontygwaith?

The post town for Pontygwaith is Ferndale. Pontygwaith is in the CF43 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ferndale.

What is the latitude and longitude of Pontygwaith?

The centre of Pontygwaith is located at position 51.63815° latitude and -3.43211° longitude.

Latitude51.63815°
Longitude-3.43211°

What is the easting and northing of Pontygwaith?

The centre of Pontygwaith is located at the grid reference easting 300990 and northing 194232 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting300990
Northing194232

What are the nearest towns to Pontygwaith?

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

north
1m
Pontygwaith is 1 mile north of Tonypandy
south
2m
Pontygwaith is 2 miles south of Ferndale
north-west
2m
Pontygwaith is 2 miles north-west of Porth
east
2m
Pontygwaith is 2 miles east of Rhondda
south-west
4m
Pontygwaith is 4 miles south-west of Mountain Ash
south-east
4m
Pontygwaith is 4 miles south-east of Treorchy
west
4m
Pontygwaith is 4 miles west of Abercynon
north-west
5m
Pontygwaith is 5 miles north-west of Pontypridd
south-east
5m
Pontygwaith is 5 miles south-east of Treherbert
south
5m
Pontygwaith is 5 miles south of Aberdare

What are the nearest cities to Pontygwaith?

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

north-west
16m
Pontygwaith is 16 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
19m
Pontygwaith is 19 miles west of Newport
east
22m
Pontygwaith is 22 miles east of Swansea
west
38m
Pontygwaith is 38 miles west of Bristol
south-west
42m
Pontygwaith is 42 miles south-west of Hereford
north-west
45m
Pontygwaith is 45 miles north-west of Wells
west
50m
Pontygwaith is 50 miles west of Bath
west
53m
Pontygwaith is 53 miles west of Gloucester
north
63m
Pontygwaith is 63 miles north of Exeter
south-west
64m
Pontygwaith is 64 miles south-west of Worcester

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