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Where is Y Bala?

Y Bala is located in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, 15 miles south-east of the town of Betws-y-Coed, 35 miles south-west of the major city of Chester, 100 miles north of Cardiff, and 176 miles north-west of London. Y Bala lies four miles south-west of the Clwyd border, and was historically in the county of Merionethshire. Y Bala falls within the unitary authority of Gwynedd - Gwynedd. It is in the LL23 postcode district. The post town for Y Bala is Bala.

Y Bala on a map

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

Which county is Y Bala in?

Y Bala 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 Y Bala in Gwynedd?

Y Bala is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gwynedd, and towards the easternmost extremity of Gwynedd.

Map showing location of Y Bala within Gwynedd
Location of Y Bala within Gwynedd

What is the postcode for Y Bala?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Y Bala is LL23 7UR.

Where is Y Bala in LL23?

Y Bala is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LL23 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LL23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Y Bala within LL23
Location of Y Bala within LL23

What is the post town for Y Bala?

The post town for Y Bala is Bala. Y Bala is in the LL23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bala.

What is the latitude and longitude of Y Bala?

The centre of Y Bala is located at position 52.91042° latitude and -3.59862° longitude.

Latitude52.91042°
Longitude-3.59862°

What is the easting and northing of Y Bala?

The centre of Y Bala is located at the grid reference easting 292592 and northing 335973 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting292592
Northing335973

What are the nearest towns to Y Bala?

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

south-east
15m
Y Bala is 15 miles south-east of Betws-y-Coed
south-east
15m
Y Bala is 15 miles south-east of Blaenau Ffestiniog
north-east
17m
Y Bala is 17 miles north-east of Dolgellau
north-west
17m
Y Bala is 17 miles north-west of Llanfyllin
south-east
18m
Y Bala is 18 miles south-east of Llanrwst
west
18m
Y Bala is 18 miles west of Llangollen
south-west
19m
Y Bala is 19 miles south-west of Ruthin
south-west
20m
Y Bala is 20 miles south-west of Denbigh
north-west
21m
Y Bala is 21 miles north-west of Llanfair Caereinion
east
22m
Y Bala is 22 miles east of Harlech

What are the nearest cities to Y Bala?

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

south
25m
Y Bala is 25 miles south of St Asaph
west
27m
Y Bala is 27 miles west of Wrexham
south-east
31m
Y Bala is 31 miles south-east of Bangor
south-west
35m
Y Bala is 35 miles south-west of Chester
south-west
43m
Y Bala is 43 miles south-west of Liverpool
west
60m
Y Bala is 60 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
66m
Y Bala is 66 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-west
67m
Y Bala is 67 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
69m
Y Bala is 69 miles south-west of Manchester
south-west
70m
Y Bala is 70 miles south-west of Preston

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