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Where is Y Wig?

Y Wig is located in the county of Powys, Wales, four miles north of the town of Llanfair Caereinion, 25 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 85 miles north of Cardiff, and 160 miles north-west of London. Y Wig was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Y Wig falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY21 postcode district. The post town for Y Wig is Welshpool.

Y Wig on a map

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

Which county is Y Wig in?

Y Wig is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyMontgomeryshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Y Wig in Powys?

Y Wig is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Powys.

Map showing location of Y Wig within Powys
Location of Y Wig within Powys

What is the postcode for Y Wig?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Y Wig is SY21 0LF.

Where is Y Wig in SY21?

Y Wig is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Y Wig within SY21
Location of Y Wig within SY21

What is the post town for Y Wig?

The post town for Y Wig is Welshpool. Y Wig is in the SY21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Welshpool.

What is the latitude and longitude of Y Wig?

The centre of Y Wig is located at position 52.70033° latitude and -3.35917° longitude.

Latitude52.70033°
Longitude-3.35917°

What is the easting and northing of Y Wig?

The centre of Y Wig is located at the grid reference easting 308252 and northing 312274 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting308252
Northing312274

What are the nearest towns to Y Wig?

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

north
4m
Y Wig is 4 miles north of Llanfair Caereinion
south-west
6m
Y Wig is 6 miles south-west of Llanfyllin
west
9m
Y Wig is 9 miles west of Welshpool
north
13m
Y Wig is 13 miles north of Newtown
north-west
13m
Y Wig is 13 miles north-west of Montgomery
south-west
17m
Y Wig is 17 miles south-west of Oswestry
south-east
18m
Y Wig is 18 miles south-east of Y Bala
north-east
19m
Y Wig is 19 miles north-east of Llanidloes
south-west
20m
Y Wig is 20 miles south-west of Llangollen
south-west
20m
Y Wig is 20 miles south-west of Chirk

What are the nearest cities to Y Wig?

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

south-west
28m
Y Wig is 28 miles south-west of Wrexham
south
39m
Y Wig is 39 miles south of St Asaph
south-west
39m
Y Wig is 39 miles south-west of Chester
south-east
49m
Y Wig is 49 miles south-east of Bangor
south
52m
Y Wig is 52 miles south of Liverpool
north-west
52m
Y Wig is 52 miles north-west of Hereford
west
52m
Y Wig is 52 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-west
54m
Y Wig is 54 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
60m
Y Wig is 60 miles north-west of Worcester
west
63m
Y Wig is 63 miles west of Birmingham