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Where is Dolgellau?

Dolgellau is located in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, seven miles east of the town of Barmouth, 48 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 92 miles north of Cardiff, and 181 miles north-west of London. Dolgellau lies six miles north-west of the Powys border, and was historically in the county of Merionethshire. Dolgellau falls within the unitary authority of Gwynedd - Gwynedd. It is in the LL40 postcode district. The post town for Dolgellau is Dolgellau.

Dolgellau on a map

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

Which county is Dolgellau in?

Dolgellau is in the ceremonial county of Gwynedd, the historic county of Merionethshire, and the administrative county of Gwynedd - Gwynedd.

Ceremonial CountyGwynedd
Historic CountyMerionethshire
Administrative CountyGwynedd - Gwynedd

Where is Dolgellau in Gwynedd?

Dolgellau is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwynedd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gwynedd.

Map showing location of Dolgellau within Gwynedd
Location of Dolgellau within Gwynedd

What is the postcode for Dolgellau?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dolgellau is LL40 1AL.

Where is Dolgellau in LL40?

Dolgellau is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LL40 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LL40 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dolgellau within LL40
Location of Dolgellau within LL40

What is the post town for Dolgellau?

The post town for Dolgellau is Dolgellau. Dolgellau is in the LL40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dolgellau.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dolgellau?

The centre of Dolgellau is located at position 52.74304° latitude and -3.88562° longitude.

Latitude52.74304°
Longitude-3.88562°

What is the easting and northing of Dolgellau?

The centre of Dolgellau is located at the grid reference easting 272805 and northing 317825 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting272805
Northing317825

What are the nearest towns to Dolgellau?

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

east
7m
Dolgellau is 7 miles east of Barmouth
north
11m
Dolgellau is 11 miles north of Machynlleth
south-east
12m
Dolgellau is 12 miles south-east of Harlech
north-east
14m
Dolgellau is 14 miles north-east of Tywyn
south-east
16m
Dolgellau is 16 miles south-east of Porthmadog
south-west
17m
Dolgellau is 17 miles south-west of Y Bala
south
18m
Dolgellau is 18 miles south of Blaenau Ffestiniog
south-east
19m
Dolgellau is 19 miles south-east of Criccieth
north
24m
Dolgellau is 24 miles north of Aberystwyth
south
24m
Dolgellau is 24 miles south of Betws-y-Coed

What are the nearest cities to Dolgellau?

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

south
35m
Dolgellau is 35 miles south of Bangor
south-west
40m
Dolgellau is 40 miles south-west of St Asaph
south-west
43m
Dolgellau is 43 miles south-west of Wrexham
south-west
52m
Dolgellau is 52 miles south-west of Chester
south-west
60m
Dolgellau is 60 miles south-west of Liverpool
north-west
69m
Dolgellau is 69 miles north-west of Hereford
west
74m
Dolgellau is 74 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
75m
Dolgellau is 75 miles west of Wolverhampton
north
78m
Dolgellau is 78 miles north of Swansea
north-west
80m
Dolgellau is 80 miles north-west of Worcester

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