GetTheData logo

Where is Pennal?

Pennal is located in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, three miles west of the town of Machynlleth, 50 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 83 miles north of Cardiff, and 178 miles north-west of London. Pennal lies just north-west of the Powys border, and was historically in the county of Merionethshire. Pennal falls within the unitary authority of Gwynedd - Gwynedd. It is in the SY20 postcode district. The post town for Pennal is Machynlleth.

Pennal on a map

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

Which county is Pennal in?

Pennal 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 Pennal in Gwynedd?

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

Map showing location of Pennal within Gwynedd
Location of Pennal within Gwynedd

What is the postcode for Pennal?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Pennal is SY20 9DZ.

Where is Pennal in SY20?

Pennal is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Pennal within SY20
Location of Pennal within SY20

What is the post town for Pennal?

The post town for Pennal is Machynlleth. Pennal is in the SY20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Machynlleth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Pennal?

The centre of Pennal is located at position 52.5878° latitude and -3.92064° longitude.

Latitude52.5878°
Longitude-3.92064°

What is the easting and northing of Pennal?

The centre of Pennal is located at the grid reference easting 269981 and northing 300622 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting269981
Northing300622

What are the nearest towns to Pennal?

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

west
3m
Pennal is 3 miles west of Machynlleth
east
7m
Pennal is 7 miles east of Tywyn
south
11m
Pennal is 11 miles south of Dolgellau
south-east
11m
Pennal is 11 miles south-east of Barmouth
north-east
14m
Pennal is 14 miles north-east of Aberystwyth
north-west
19m
Pennal is 19 miles north-west of Llanidloes
south
20m
Pennal is 20 miles south of Harlech
south
25m
Pennal is 25 miles south of Porthmadog
west
25m
Pennal is 25 miles west of Llanfair Caereinion
north
25m
Pennal is 25 miles north of Tregaron

What are the nearest cities to Pennal?

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

south
45m
Pennal is 45 miles south of Bangor
south-west
50m
Pennal is 50 miles south-west of Wrexham
south-west
50m
Pennal is 50 miles south-west of St Asaph
south-west
60m
Pennal is 60 miles south-west of Chester
north-west
63m
Pennal is 63 miles north-west of Hereford
north
67m
Pennal is 67 miles north of Swansea
south-west
69m
Pennal is 69 miles south-west of Liverpool
north-east
75m
Pennal is 75 miles north-east of St Davids
west
75m
Pennal is 75 miles west of Wolverhampton
west
77m
Pennal is 77 miles west of Worcester