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Where is Rhos?

Rhos is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, one mile south-east of the town of Pontardawe, eight miles north-east of the major city of Swansea, 32 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 160 miles west of London. Rhos lies four miles south-west of the Powys border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Rhos falls within the unitary authority of Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot. It is in the SA8 postcode district. The post town for Rhos is Swansea.

Rhos on a map

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

Which county is Rhos in?

Rhos is in the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot.

Ceremonial CountyWest Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyCastell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot

Where is Rhos in West Glamorgan?

Rhos is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Rhos within West Glamorgan
Location of Rhos within West Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Rhos?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rhos is SA8 3EH.

Where is Rhos in SA8?

Rhos is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SA8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rhos within SA8
Location of Rhos within SA8

What is the post town for Rhos?

The post town for Rhos is Swansea. Rhos is in the SA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rhos?

The centre of Rhos is located at position 51.71216° latitude and -3.82647° longitude.

Latitude51.71216°
Longitude-3.82647°

What is the easting and northing of Rhos?

The centre of Rhos is located at the grid reference easting 273907 and northing 203072 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting273907
Northing203072

What are the nearest towns to Rhos?

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

south-east
1m
Rhos is 1 mile south-east of Pontardawe
north
3m
Rhos is 3 miles north of Neath
south-west
5m
Rhos is 5 miles south-west of Ystradgynlais
north
8m
Rhos is 8 miles north of Port Talbot
south-east
9m
Rhos is 9 miles south-east of Ammanford
west
9m
Rhos is 9 miles west of Glyn-neath
east
9m
Rhos is 9 miles east of Pontarddulais
east
10m
Rhos is 10 miles east of Gorseinon
north-west
10m
Rhos is 10 miles north-west of Maesteg
east
11m
Rhos is 11 miles east of Loughor

What are the nearest cities to Rhos?

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

north-east
8m
Rhos is 8 miles north-east of Swansea
north-west
32m
Rhos is 32 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
37m
Rhos is 37 miles west of Newport
south-west
53m
Rhos is 53 miles south-west of Hereford
west
56m
Rhos is 56 miles west of Bristol
north-west
62m
Rhos is 62 miles north-west of Wells
east
63m
Rhos is 63 miles east of St Davids
west
67m
Rhos is 67 miles west of Bath
west
69m
Rhos is 69 miles west of Gloucester
north
70m
Rhos is 70 miles north of Exeter

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