Mountains & hills · Mid Wales
Llain-y-gawsai
In or near Llanilar.
Llain-y-gawsai in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Vale of Rheidol · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Llain-y-gawsai is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Llain-y-gawsai (also known as Llangawsai) is a village in Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion, Wales. It is 74.6 miles (120.1 km) from Cardiff and 178.8 miles (287.8 km) from London. It is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and the MP Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.4112, -4.0690
- District
- Ceredigion
- Parish
- Llanbadarn Fawr
- Postcode
- SY23 1HN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Nearest railway station
- Vale of Rheidol — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q20593206 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Llain-y-gawsai (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Llain-y-gawsai?
- Llain-y-gawsai is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY23 1HN), in the parish of Llanbadarn Fawr.
- What is Llain-y-gawsai?
- Llain-y-gawsai in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Llain-y-gawsai?
- The nearest railway station is Vale of Rheidol, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY23 1HN.
- Is Llain-y-gawsai free to visit?
- Yes, Llain-y-gawsai is free to enter.
- How do I get to Llain-y-gawsai?
- The nearest railway station is Vale of Rheidol, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY23 1HN.