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Where is Tongwynlais?

Tongwynlais is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, three miles south-west of the town of Caerphilly, 12 miles west of the major city of Newport, five miles north-west of Cardiff, and 135 miles west of London. Tongwynlais lies just south-east of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Tongwynlais falls within the unitary authority of Caerdydd - Cardiff. It is in the CF15 postcode district. The post town for Tongwynlais is Cardiff.

Tongwynlais on a map

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

Which county is Tongwynlais in?

Tongwynlais is in the ceremonial county of South Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Caerdydd - Cardiff.

Ceremonial CountySouth Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyCaerdydd - Cardiff

Where is Tongwynlais in South Glamorgan?

Tongwynlais is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Glamorgan, and towards the easternmost extremity of South Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Tongwynlais within South Glamorgan
Location of Tongwynlais within South Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Tongwynlais?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Tongwynlais is CF15 7LF.

Where is Tongwynlais in CF15?

Tongwynlais is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CF15 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CF15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Tongwynlais within CF15
Location of Tongwynlais within CF15

What is the post town for Tongwynlais?

The post town for Tongwynlais is Cardiff. Tongwynlais is in the CF15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cardiff.

What is the latitude and longitude of Tongwynlais?

The centre of Tongwynlais is located at position 51.53154° latitude and -3.25067° longitude.

Latitude51.53154°
Longitude-3.25067°

What is the easting and northing of Tongwynlais?

The centre of Tongwynlais is located at the grid reference easting 313343 and northing 182145 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting313343
Northing182145

What are the nearest towns to Tongwynlais?

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

south-west
3m
Tongwynlais is 3 miles south-west of Caerphilly
east
5m
Tongwynlais is 5 miles east of Llantrisant
east
6m
Tongwynlais is 6 miles east of Talbot Green
south-east
6m
Tongwynlais is 6 miles south-east of Pontypridd
north-west
7m
Tongwynlais is 7 miles north-west of Penarth
south
8m
Tongwynlais is 8 miles south of Ystrad Mynach
south-west
8m
Tongwynlais is 8 miles south-west of Risca
south
9m
Tongwynlais is 9 miles south of Abercynon
south-east
9m
Tongwynlais is 9 miles south-east of Porth
north
9m
Tongwynlais is 9 miles north of Barry

What are the nearest cities to Tongwynlais?

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

north-west
5m
Tongwynlais is 5 miles north-west of Cardiff
west
12m
Tongwynlais is 12 miles west of Newport
west
29m
Tongwynlais is 29 miles west of Bristol
east
30m
Tongwynlais is 30 miles east of Swansea
north-west
34m
Tongwynlais is 34 miles north-west of Wells
west
40m
Tongwynlais is 40 miles west of Bath
south-west
43m
Tongwynlais is 43 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
49m
Tongwynlais is 49 miles south-west of Gloucester
north
57m
Tongwynlais is 57 miles north of Exeter
south-west
63m
Tongwynlais is 63 miles south-west of Worcester

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