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Where is Swansea?

Swansea is located in the county of West Glamorgan, Wales, five miles south-east of the town of Gorseinon, 34 miles west of Cardiff, and 164 miles west of London. Swansea lies six miles south-east of the Dyfed border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Swansea falls within the unitary authority of Abertawe - Swansea. It is in the SA1 postcode district. The post town for Swansea is Swansea.

Swansea on a map

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

Which county is Swansea in?

Swansea 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 Swansea in West Glamorgan?

Swansea is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Glamorgan.

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

What is the postcode for Swansea?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Swansea is SA1 2AH.

Where is Swansea in SA1?

Swansea is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SA1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SA1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Swansea within SA1
Location of Swansea within SA1

What is the post town for Swansea?

The post town for Swansea is Swansea. Swansea is in the SA1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swansea.

What is the latitude and longitude of Swansea?

The centre of Swansea is located at position 51.62011° latitude and -3.94142° longitude.

Latitude51.62011°
Longitude-3.94142°

What is the easting and northing of Swansea?

The centre of Swansea is located at the grid reference easting 265694 and northing 193040 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting265694
Northing193040

What are the nearest towns to Swansea?

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

south-east
5m
Swansea is 5 miles south-east of Gorseinon
south-east
6m
Swansea is 6 miles south-east of Loughor
south-west
7m
Swansea is 7 miles south-west of Neath
west
7m
Swansea is 7 miles west of Port Talbot
south-east
8m
Swansea is 8 miles south-east of Pontarddulais
south-west
8m
Swansea is 8 miles south-west of Pontardawe
south-east
10m
Swansea is 10 miles south-east of Llanelli
south
12m
Swansea is 12 miles south of Ammanford
west
12m
Swansea is 12 miles west of Maesteg
south-west
13m
Swansea is 13 miles south-west of Ystradgynlais

What are the nearest cities to Swansea?

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

west
34m
Swansea is 34 miles west of Cardiff
west
41m
Swansea is 41 miles west of Newport
west
59m
Swansea is 59 miles west of Bristol
east
60m
Swansea is 60 miles east of St Davids
south-west
60m
Swansea is 60 miles south-west of Hereford
north-west
63m
Swansea is 63 miles north-west of Wells
north
65m
Swansea is 65 miles north of Exeter
west
70m
Swansea is 70 miles west of Bath
west
75m
Swansea is 75 miles west of Gloucester
south-west
84m
Swansea is 84 miles south-west of Worcester