Penmaenpool is located in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, two miles west of the town of Dolgellau, 50 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 93 miles north of Cardiff, and 183 miles north-west of London. Penmaenpool lies seven miles north-west of the Powys border, and was historically in the county of Merionethshire. Penmaenpool falls within the unitary authority of Gwynedd - Gwynedd. It is in the LL40 postcode district. The post town for Penmaenpool is Dolgellau.
Penmaenpool is in the ceremonial county of Gwynedd, the historic county of Merionethshire, and the administrative county of Gwynedd - Gwynedd.
Ceremonial County | Gwynedd |
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Historic County | Merionethshire |
Administrative County | Gwynedd - Gwynedd |
Penmaenpool is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwynedd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gwynedd.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Penmaenpool is LL40 1YD.
Penmaenpool is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LL40 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LL40 postcode district.
The post town for Penmaenpool is Dolgellau. Penmaenpool is in the LL40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dolgellau.
The centre of Penmaenpool is located at position 52.74827° latitude and -3.93487° longitude.
Latitude | 52.74827° |
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Longitude | -3.93487° |
The centre of Penmaenpool is located at the grid reference easting 269496 and northing 318495 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 269496 |
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Northing | 318495 |
Position of Penmaenpool relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Penmaenpool to the centre of the town.
Position of Penmaenpool relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Penmaenpool to the centre of the city.