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Where is Dolau?

Dolau is located in the county of Powys, Wales, six miles north-east of the town of Llandrindod Wells, 36 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 56 miles north of Cardiff, and 144 miles west of London. Dolau lies eight miles south-west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Radnorshire. Dolau falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the LD1 postcode district. The post town for Dolau is Llandrindod Wells.

Dolau on a map

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

Which county is Dolau in?

Dolau is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Radnorshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyRadnorshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Dolau in Powys?

Dolau is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Dolau within Powys
Location of Dolau within Powys

What is the postcode for Dolau?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dolau is LD1 5TE.

Where is Dolau in LD1?

Dolau is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LD1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LD1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dolau within LD1
Location of Dolau within LD1

What is the post town for Dolau?

The post town for Dolau is Llandrindod Wells. Dolau is in the LD1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Llandrindod Wells.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dolau?

The centre of Dolau is located at position 52.29467° latitude and -3.25948° longitude.

Latitude52.29467°
Longitude-3.25948°

What is the easting and northing of Dolau?

The centre of Dolau is located at the grid reference easting 314201 and northing 267030 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting314201
Northing267030

What are the nearest towns to Dolau?

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

north-east
6m
Dolau is 6 miles north-east of Llandrindod Wells
west
9m
Dolau is 9 miles west of Knighton
east
11m
Dolau is 11 miles east of Rhayader
west
11m
Dolau is 11 miles west of Presteigne
north-west
12m
Dolau is 12 miles north-west of Kington
north-east
12m
Dolau is 12 miles north-east of Builth Wells
south
15m
Dolau is 15 miles south of Newtown
south-east
16m
Dolau is 16 miles south-east of Llanidloes
north
16m
Dolau is 16 miles north of Hay-on-Wye
south-west
18m
Dolau is 18 miles south-west of Bishop's Castle

What are the nearest cities to Dolau?

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

north-west
28m
Dolau is 28 miles north-west of Hereford
west
45m
Dolau is 45 miles west of Worcester
north
50m
Dolau is 50 miles north of Newport
west
52m
Dolau is 52 miles west of Wolverhampton
north-west
52m
Dolau is 52 miles north-west of Gloucester
south
53m
Dolau is 53 miles south of Wrexham
north-east
55m
Dolau is 55 miles north-east of Swansea
north
56m
Dolau is 56 miles north of Cardiff
west
59m
Dolau is 59 miles west of Birmingham
south
64m
Dolau is 64 miles south of Chester