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Where is Harlech?

Harlech is located in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, five miles south of the town of Porthmadog, 56 miles south-west of the major city of Chester, 103 miles north of Cardiff, and 193 miles north-west of London. Harlech was historically in the county of Merionethshire. Harlech falls within the unitary authority of Gwynedd - Gwynedd. It is in the LL46 postcode district. The post town for Harlech is Harlech.

Harlech on a map

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

Which county is Harlech in?

Harlech 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 Harlech in Gwynedd?

Harlech is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gwynedd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gwynedd.

Map showing location of Harlech within Gwynedd
Location of Harlech within Gwynedd

What is the postcode for Harlech?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Harlech is LL46 2YH.

Where is Harlech in LL46?

Harlech is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LL46 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LL46 postcode district.

Map showing location of Harlech within LL46
Location of Harlech within LL46

What is the post town for Harlech?

The post town for Harlech is Harlech. Harlech is in the LL46 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Harlech.

What is the latitude and longitude of Harlech?

The centre of Harlech is located at position 52.85928° latitude and -4.10783° longitude.

Latitude52.85928°
Longitude-4.10783°

What is the easting and northing of Harlech?

The centre of Harlech is located at the grid reference easting 258185 and northing 331169 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting258185
Northing331169

What are the nearest towns to Harlech?

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

south
5m
Harlech is 5 miles south of Porthmadog
south-east
7m
Harlech is 7 miles south-east of Criccieth
north
10m
Harlech is 10 miles north of Barmouth
south-west
12m
Harlech is 12 miles south-west of Blaenau Ffestiniog
north-west
12m
Harlech is 12 miles north-west of Dolgellau
east
13m
Harlech is 13 miles east of Pwllheli
south
17m
Harlech is 17 miles south of Rhosgadfan
east
18m
Harlech is 18 miles east of Nefyn
north
19m
Harlech is 19 miles north of Tywyn
south-west
21m
Harlech is 21 miles south-west of Betws-y-Coed

What are the nearest cities to Harlech?

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

south
26m
Harlech is 26 miles south of Bangor
south-west
39m
Harlech is 39 miles south-west of St Asaph
west
48m
Harlech is 48 miles west of Wrexham
south-west
56m
Harlech is 56 miles south-west of Chester
south-west
60m
Harlech is 60 miles south-west of Liverpool
north-west
81m
Harlech is 81 miles north-west of Hereford
west
82m
Harlech is 82 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-east
84m
Harlech is 84 miles north-east of St Davids
west
85m
Harlech is 85 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-west
85m
Harlech is 85 miles south-west of Preston