Alaw

Alaw is an university building in , , which is located on Ffriddoedd Road. Alaw is situated nearby to the historic building , as well as near the sports venue .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bangor railway station and Nantporth.

Railway station
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the city of Bangor in , North West Wales. it is operated by Transport for Wales. The station, which is 24+3⁄4 miles east of , is the last mainland station on the North Wales Coast line between and . is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Alaw.

Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an association football stadium in , Wales. It is currently used as the home ground of Cymru North side Bangor 1876. Bangor City F.C. played between January 2012 and 2022, having moved from their previous ground, , that opened in the 1920s. is situated 1,700 feet west of Alaw.

Bridge
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the between the island of and the mainland of . Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was one of the world's first major suspension bridges, and second such bridge designed to carry vehicular traffic, after the Union Chain Bridge across the River Tweed. is situated 1 mile southwest of Alaw.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menai Bridge and Maesgeirchen.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north-west . It overlooks the and lies by the , built in 1826 by Thomas Telford, just over the water from Bangor.

Suburb
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of and housing estate in , , with roughly 4,000 inhabitants. It is the third-largest single housing estate in Wales behind , , the second largest and in , which is the largest with nearly 12,000 inhabitants.

Village
is a suburb of in , North West Wales. It lies roughly 2 miles southwest of the city centre. Historically a distinct village, it has since been largely integrated into the city's urban area.

Alaw

Latitude
53.22559° or 53° 13′ 32″ north
Longitude
-4.14238° or 4° 8′ 33″ west
Operator
Bangor University
Open location code
9C5Q6VG5+62
Open­Street­Map ID
way 105694922
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
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In Other Languages

“Alaw” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Alaw”

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