Porthyrhyd is located in the county of Dyfed, Wales, seven miles east of the town of Carmarthen, 17 miles north-west of the major city of Swansea, 48 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 174 miles west of London. Porthyrhyd lies seven miles north-west of the West Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Carmarthenshire. Porthyrhyd falls within the unitary authority of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire. It is in the SA32 postcode district. The post town for Porthyrhyd is Carmarthen.
Porthyrhyd is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Carmarthenshire, and the administrative county of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire.
Ceremonial County | Dyfed |
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Historic County | Carmarthenshire |
Administrative County | Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire |
Porthyrhyd is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dyfed, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dyfed.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Porthyrhyd is SA32 8PJ.
Porthyrhyd is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SA32 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA32 postcode district.
The post town for Porthyrhyd is Carmarthen. Porthyrhyd is in the SA32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carmarthen.
The centre of Porthyrhyd is located at position 51.82248° latitude and -4.14924° longitude.
Latitude | 51.82248° |
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Longitude | -4.14924° |
The centre of Porthyrhyd is located at the grid reference easting 251971 and northing 215947 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 251971 |
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Northing | 215947 |
Position of Porthyrhyd relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthyrhyd to the centre of the town.
Position of Porthyrhyd relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Porthyrhyd to the centre of the city.