Bangor is located in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, one mile east of the town of Menai Bridge, 48 miles west of the major town of Birkenhead, 127 miles north of Cardiff, 192 miles south of Edinburgh, and 206 miles north-west of London. Bangor lies five miles west of the Clwyd border, and was historically in the county of Carnarvonshire. Bangor falls within the unitary authority of Gwynedd - Gwynedd. It is in the LL57 postcode district. The post town for Bangor is Bangor.
Bangor is in the ceremonial county of Gwynedd, the historic county of Carnarvonshire, and the administrative county of Gwynedd - Gwynedd.
Ceremonial County | Gwynedd |
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Historic County | Carnarvonshire |
Administrative County | Gwynedd - Gwynedd |
Bangor is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Gwynedd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gwynedd.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bangor is LL57 1DR.
Bangor is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LL57 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LL57 postcode district.
The post town for Bangor is Bangor. Bangor is in the LL57 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bangor.
The centre of Bangor is located at position 53.22795° latitude and -4.1282° longitude.
Latitude | 53.22795° |
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Longitude | -4.1282° |
The centre of Bangor is located at the grid reference easting 258031 and northing 372216 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 258031 |
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Northing | 372216 |
Position of Bangor relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bangor to the centre of the town.
Position of Bangor relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bangor to the centre of the city.