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Where is Rhyd-y-gwin?

Rhyd-y-gwin is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, three miles west of the town of Pontardawe, seven miles north of the major city of Swansea, 36 miles north-west of Cardiff, and 164 miles west of London. Rhyd-y-gwin lies four miles south-east of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Rhyd-y-gwin falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA6 postcode district. The post town for Rhyd-y-gwin is Swansea.

Rhyd-y-gwin on a map

Map showing extent of Rhyd-y-gwin as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Rhyd-y-gwin
Map showing location of Rhyd-y-gwin within the UK
Location of Rhyd-y-gwin within the UK

Which county is Rhyd-y-gwin in?

Rhyd-y-gwin is in the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Abertawe - Swansea.

Ceremonial CountyWest Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyAbertawe - Swansea

Where is Rhyd-y-gwin in West Glamorgan?

Rhyd-y-gwin is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Rhyd-y-gwin within West Glamorgan
Location of Rhyd-y-gwin within West Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Rhyd-y-gwin?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rhyd-y-gwin is SA6 5TE.

Where is Rhyd-y-gwin in SA6?

Rhyd-y-gwin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rhyd-y-gwin within SA6
Location of Rhyd-y-gwin within SA6

What is the post town for Rhyd-y-gwin?

The post town for Rhyd-y-gwin is Swansea. Rhyd-y-gwin is in the SA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rhyd-y-gwin?

The centre of Rhyd-y-gwin is located at position 51.71569° latitude and -3.91885° longitude.

Latitude51.71569°
Longitude-3.91885°

What is the easting and northing of Rhyd-y-gwin?

The centre of Rhyd-y-gwin is located at the grid reference easting 267536 and northing 203628 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting267536
Northing203628

What are the nearest towns to Rhyd-y-gwin?

Position of Rhyd-y-gwin relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rhyd-y-gwin to the centre of the town.

west
3m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 3 miles west of Pontardawe
east
5m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 5 miles east of Pontarddulais
north-west
6m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 6 miles north-west of Neath
south-east
6m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 6 miles south-east of Ammanford
north-east
6m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 6 miles north-east of Gorseinon
north-east
7m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 7 miles north-east of Loughor
south-west
8m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 8 miles south-west of Ystradgynlais
north-west
10m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 10 miles north-west of Port Talbot
east
11m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 11 miles east of Llanelli
south
12m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 12 miles south of Llandeilo

What are the nearest cities to Rhyd-y-gwin?

Position of Rhyd-y-gwin relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rhyd-y-gwin to the centre of the city.

north
7m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 7 miles north of Swansea
north-west
36m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 36 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
41m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 41 miles west of Newport
south-west
57m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 57 miles south-west of Hereford
east
59m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 59 miles east of St Davids
west
60m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 60 miles west of Bristol
north-west
65m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 65 miles north-west of Wells
north
71m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 71 miles north of Exeter
west
71m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 71 miles west of Bath
west
72m
Rhyd-y-gwin is 72 miles west of Gloucester