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Where is Porthyrhyd?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Porthyrhyd in?

Porthyrhyd is in the ceremonial county of Dyfed, the historic county of Carmarthenshire, and the administrative county of Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire.

Ceremonial CountyDyfed
Historic CountyCarmarthenshire
Administrative CountySir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire

Where is Porthyrhyd in Dyfed?

Porthyrhyd is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dyfed, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dyfed.

Map showing location of Porthyrhyd within Dyfed
Location of Porthyrhyd within Dyfed

What is the postcode for Porthyrhyd?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Porthyrhyd is SA32 8PJ.

Where is Porthyrhyd in SA32?

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.

Map showing location of Porthyrhyd within SA32
Location of Porthyrhyd within SA32

What is the post town for Porthyrhyd?

The post town for Porthyrhyd is Carmarthen. Porthyrhyd is in the SA32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carmarthen.

What is the latitude and longitude of Porthyrhyd?

The centre of Porthyrhyd is located at position 51.82248° latitude and -4.14924° longitude.

Latitude51.82248°
Longitude-4.14924°

What is the easting and northing of Porthyrhyd?

The centre of Porthyrhyd is located at the grid reference easting 251971 and northing 215947 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting251971
Northing215947

What are the nearest towns to Porthyrhyd?

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

east
7m
Porthyrhyd is 7 miles east of Carmarthen
west
7m
Porthyrhyd is 7 miles west of Ammanford
south-west
8m
Porthyrhyd is 8 miles south-west of Llandeilo
north-west
9m
Porthyrhyd is 9 miles north-west of Pontarddulais
north-east
9m
Porthyrhyd is 9 miles north-east of Kidwelly
north
10m
Porthyrhyd is 10 miles north of Llanelli
north-east
10m
Porthyrhyd is 10 miles north-east of Burry Port
north
11m
Porthyrhyd is 11 miles north of Loughor
north
12m
Porthyrhyd is 12 miles north of Gorseinon
east
14m
Porthyrhyd is 14 miles east of Laugharne

What are the nearest cities to Porthyrhyd?

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

north-west
17m
Porthyrhyd is 17 miles north-west of Swansea
east
48m
Porthyrhyd is 48 miles east of St Davids
north-west
48m
Porthyrhyd is 48 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
52m
Porthyrhyd is 52 miles west of Newport
west
63m
Porthyrhyd is 63 miles west of Hereford
west
71m
Porthyrhyd is 71 miles west of Bristol
north-west
77m
Porthyrhyd is 77 miles north-west of Wells
north
81m
Porthyrhyd is 81 miles north of Exeter
west
82m
Porthyrhyd is 82 miles west of Gloucester
north-west
83m
Porthyrhyd is 83 miles north-west of Bath