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Where is Penmaenpool?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Penmaenpool in?

Penmaenpool 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 Penmaenpool in Gwynedd?

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

Map showing location of Penmaenpool within Gwynedd
Location of Penmaenpool within Gwynedd

What is the postcode for Penmaenpool?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Penmaenpool is LL40 1YD.

Where is Penmaenpool in LL40?

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.

Map showing location of Penmaenpool within LL40
Location of Penmaenpool within LL40

What is the post town for Penmaenpool?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Penmaenpool?

The centre of Penmaenpool is located at position 52.74827° latitude and -3.93487° longitude.

Latitude52.74827°
Longitude-3.93487°

What is the easting and northing of Penmaenpool?

The centre of Penmaenpool is located at the grid reference easting 269496 and northing 318495 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting269496
Northing318495

What are the nearest towns to Penmaenpool?

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

west
2m
Penmaenpool is 2 miles west of Dolgellau
east
5m
Penmaenpool is 5 miles east of Barmouth
south-east
11m
Penmaenpool is 11 miles south-east of Harlech
north
11m
Penmaenpool is 11 miles north of Machynlleth
north-east
13m
Penmaenpool is 13 miles north-east of Tywyn
south-east
15m
Penmaenpool is 15 miles south-east of Porthmadog
south
17m
Penmaenpool is 17 miles south of Blaenau Ffestiniog
south-east
17m
Penmaenpool is 17 miles south-east of Criccieth
south-west
18m
Penmaenpool is 18 miles south-west of Y Bala
south-east
22m
Penmaenpool is 22 miles south-east of Pwllheli

What are the nearest cities to Penmaenpool?

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

south
34m
Penmaenpool is 34 miles south of Bangor
south-west
41m
Penmaenpool is 41 miles south-west of St Asaph
south-west
44m
Penmaenpool is 44 miles south-west of Wrexham
south-west
53m
Penmaenpool is 53 miles south-west of Chester
south-west
61m
Penmaenpool is 61 miles south-west of Liverpool
north-west
70m
Penmaenpool is 70 miles north-west of Hereford
west
76m
Penmaenpool is 76 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
77m
Penmaenpool is 77 miles west of Wolverhampton
north
78m
Penmaenpool is 78 miles north of Swansea
north-west
82m
Penmaenpool is 82 miles north-west of Worcester