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Where is St Athan?

St Athan is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, three miles east of the town of Llantwit Major, 19 miles west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 12 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 142 miles west of London. St Athan lies seven miles south of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. St Athan falls within the unitary authority of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan. It is in the CF62 postcode district. The post town for St Athan is Barry.

St Athan on a map

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

Which county is St Athan in?

St Athan is in the ceremonial county of South Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan.

Ceremonial CountySouth Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyBro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan

Where is St Athan in South Glamorgan?

St Athan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of South Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Glamorgan.

Map showing location of St Athan within South Glamorgan
Location of St Athan within South Glamorgan

What is the postcode for St Athan?

The nearest postcode to the centre of St Athan is CF62 4PL.

Where is St Athan in CF62?

St Athan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF62 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CF62 postcode district.

Map showing location of St Athan within CF62
Location of St Athan within CF62

What is the post town for St Athan?

The post town for St Athan is Barry. St Athan is in the CF62 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barry.

What is the latitude and longitude of St Athan?

The centre of St Athan is located at position 51.40198° latitude and -3.41432° longitude.

Latitude51.40198°
Longitude-3.41432°

What is the easting and northing of St Athan?

The centre of St Athan is located at the grid reference easting 301714 and northing 167943 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting301714
Northing167943

What are the nearest towns to St Athan?

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

east
3m
St Athan is 3 miles east of Llantwit Major
south
4m
St Athan is 4 miles south of Cowbridge
west
6m
St Athan is 6 miles west of Barry
south-east
9m
St Athan is 9 miles south-east of Pencoed
south
9m
St Athan is 9 miles south of Talbot Green
south
10m
St Athan is 10 miles south of Llantrisant
south-east
10m
St Athan is 10 miles south-east of Bridgend
west
11m
St Athan is 11 miles west of Penarth
south-east
14m
St Athan is 14 miles south-east of Porthcawl
north
14m
St Athan is 14 miles north of Minehead

What are the nearest cities to St Athan?

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

south-west
12m
St Athan is 12 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
22m
St Athan is 22 miles south-west of Newport
south-east
27m
St Athan is 27 miles south-east of Swansea
west
35m
St Athan is 35 miles west of Bristol
north-west
36m
St Athan is 36 miles north-west of Wells
west
46m
St Athan is 46 miles west of Bath
north
47m
St Athan is 47 miles north of Exeter
south-west
54m
St Athan is 54 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
60m
St Athan is 60 miles south-west of Gloucester
west
74m
St Athan is 74 miles west of Salisbury