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Slate Landscape of Wales

Also known as The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Slate Landscape of Wales is about 80 km west of Chester. The nearest other World Heritage site is Gwynedd Castles, about 11 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Chester · about 90,000 peopleabout 80 km east
  • Liverpool · about 811,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
  • Blackpool · about 273,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
  • Douglas · about 36,000 peopleabout 120 km north
  • Stoke · about 391,000 peopleabout 130 km east
  • Manchester · about 2,230,000 peopleabout 130 km east
Slate Landscape of WalesLiverpoolChesterGwynedd CastlesPontcysyllte Aqueduct and CanalIronbridge Gorge20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Slate Landscape of Wales and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesGwynedd Castles1Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal2Jodrell Bank Observatory3Ironbridge Gorge4Blaenavon Industrial Landscape5Slate Landscape of Wales
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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