Ynyslas

Ynyslas is a small village about 1.5 miles north of Borth and 8 miles north of Aberystwyth, within the county of Ceredigion, Wales. It is sandwiched between a long sandy beach in Cardigan Bay and the beach in the Dyfi Estuary.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Borth railway station and Aberdovey railway station.

Borth railway station

Railway station

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Borth railway station serves the village of Borth, near Aberystwyth, Wales. It is a stop on the Cambrian Line between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth. Borth railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Ynyslas.

Aberdovey railway station

Railway station

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Aberdovey railway station serves the seaside resort of Aberdyfi in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services every two hours calling at all stations between Machynlleth and Pwllheli, including Tywyn, Barmouth, Harlech and Porthmadog. Aberdovey railway station is situated 2 miles north of Ynyslas.

Borth Animalarium

Zoo

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Borth Animalarium, formerly known as Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, is a zoo, located in the seaside Welsh town of Borth, 7 miles north of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion, Mid Wales. It occupies 12 acres and in 2015 had some 27,000 visitors. Borth Animalarium is situated 2 miles south of Ynyslas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ynys Tachwedd and Aberdyfi.

Ynys Tachwedd

Hamlet

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Ynys Tachwedd is a hamlet in the community of Borth, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 80.5 miles from Cardiff and 180.5 miles from London. Ynys Tachwedd is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons.

Aberdyfi

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Aberdyfi is a village in Gwynedd. It lies at the mouth of the river Dyfi, from which it derives its name. Aberdyfi is a holiday resort, traditionally popular with golfers and sailors but also with more adrenaline-driven sportspeople, and is home to Britain's Best Beach Donkey.

Glan-y-wern

Hamlet

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Glan-y-wern is a hamlet in the community of Borth, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 78.2 miles from Cardiff and 179.6 miles from London. Glan-y-wern is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons. Glan-y-wern is situated 2½ miles south of Ynyslas.

Ynyslas

Type: Village
Description: village in Wales
Category: locality
Location: Borth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.5133° or 52° 30′ 48″ north

Longitude

-4.05168° or 4° 3′ 6″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

9C4QGW7X+88

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4369359685

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

11072005

Wikidata ID

Q8054078

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Ynyslas” goes by many names.

Basque: “Ynyslas”
Breton: “Ynyslas”
Dutch: “Ynyslas”
French: “Ynyslas”
Irish: “Ynyslas”
Turkish: “Ynyslas”
Welsh: “Ynyslas”

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