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Where is Soar?

Soar is located in the county of Powys, Wales, five miles north-west of the town of Brecon, 31 miles north-east of the major city of Swansea, 37 miles north of Cardiff, and 148 miles west of London. Soar lies seven miles east of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Brecknockshire. Soar falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the LD3 postcode district. The post town for Soar is Brecon.

Soar on a map

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

Which county is Soar in?

Soar is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Brecknockshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyBrecknockshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Soar in Powys?

Soar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Powys, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Powys.

Map showing location of Soar within Powys
Location of Soar within Powys

What is the postcode for Soar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Soar is LD3 9LT.

Where is Soar in LD3?

Soar is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LD3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LD3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Soar within LD3
Location of Soar within LD3

What is the post town for Soar?

The post town for Soar is Brecon. Soar is in the LD3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brecon.

What is the latitude and longitude of Soar?

The centre of Soar is located at position 51.97726° latitude and -3.4998° longitude.

Latitude51.97726°
Longitude-3.4998°

What is the easting and northing of Soar?

The centre of Soar is located at the grid reference easting 297083 and northing 232040 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting297083
Northing232040

What are the nearest towns to Soar?

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

north-west
5m
Soar is 5 miles north-west of Brecon
south-east
11m
Soar is 11 miles south-east of Llanwrtyd Wells
west
11m
Soar is 11 miles west of Talgarth
south
13m
Soar is 13 miles south of Builth Wells
east
13m
Soar is 13 miles east of Llandovery
north
17m
Soar is 17 miles north of Glyn-neath
north
17m
Soar is 17 miles north of Merthyr Tydfil
west
17m
Soar is 17 miles west of Hay-on-Wye
north-west
17m
Soar is 17 miles north-west of Rhymney
north-west
18m
Soar is 18 miles north-west of Crickhowell

What are the nearest cities to Soar?

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

north-east
31m
Soar is 31 miles north-east of Swansea
west
34m
Soar is 34 miles west of Hereford
north-west
34m
Soar is 34 miles north-west of Newport
north
37m
Soar is 37 miles north of Cardiff
north-west
53m
Soar is 53 miles north-west of Bristol
west
54m
Soar is 54 miles west of Gloucester
west
56m
Soar is 56 miles west of Worcester
north-west
64m
Soar is 64 miles north-west of Bath
north-west
65m
Soar is 65 miles north-west of Wells
south-west
72m
Soar is 72 miles south-west of Wolverhampton