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Where is Porthkerry?

Porthkerry is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, two miles south-west of the town of Barry, 15 miles west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, nine miles south-west of Cardiff, and 138 miles west of London. Porthkerry was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Porthkerry falls within the unitary authority of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan. It is in the CF62 postcode district. The post town for Porthkerry is Barry.

Porthkerry on a map

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

Which county is Porthkerry in?

Porthkerry 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 Porthkerry in South Glamorgan?

Porthkerry 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 Porthkerry within South Glamorgan
Location of Porthkerry within South Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Porthkerry?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Porthkerry is CF62 3BZ.

Where is Porthkerry in CF62?

Porthkerry is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF62 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CF62 postcode district.

Map showing location of Porthkerry within CF62
Location of Porthkerry within CF62

What is the post town for Porthkerry?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Porthkerry?

The centre of Porthkerry is located at position 51.38985° latitude and -3.32176° longitude.

Latitude51.38985°
Longitude-3.32176°

What is the easting and northing of Porthkerry?

The centre of Porthkerry is located at the grid reference easting 308128 and northing 166475 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting308128
Northing166475

What are the nearest towns to Porthkerry?

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

south-west
2m
Porthkerry is 2 miles south-west of Barry
south-west
7m
Porthkerry is 7 miles south-west of Penarth
east
7m
Porthkerry is 7 miles east of Llantwit Major
south-east
7m
Porthkerry is 7 miles south-east of Cowbridge
south
11m
Porthkerry is 11 miles south of Talbot Green
south
11m
Porthkerry is 11 miles south of Llantrisant
south-east
12m
Porthkerry is 12 miles south-east of Pencoed
south
14m
Porthkerry is 14 miles south of Caerphilly
south-east
14m
Porthkerry is 14 miles south-east of Bridgend
north
14m
Porthkerry is 14 miles north of Watchet

What are the nearest cities to Porthkerry?

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

south-west
9m
Porthkerry is 9 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
20m
Porthkerry is 20 miles south-west of Newport
south-east
31m
Porthkerry is 31 miles south-east of Swansea
west
31m
Porthkerry is 31 miles west of Bristol
north-west
32m
Porthkerry is 32 miles north-west of Wells
west
42m
Porthkerry is 42 miles west of Bath
north
47m
Porthkerry is 47 miles north of Exeter
south-west
53m
Porthkerry is 53 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
57m
Porthkerry is 57 miles south-west of Gloucester
west
70m
Porthkerry is 70 miles west of Salisbury