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Bala, Gwynedd
Bala
(
Welsh
: Y Bala)
is a
market town
and
community
in
Gwynedd
,
Wales
. Formerly an
urban district
, Bala lies
within the historic county
of
Merionethshire
. It lies at the north end of
Bala Lake
(Welsh: Llyn Tegid), 17 miles (27 km) north-east of
Dolgellau
, with a population taken in the
2001 and 2011 census'
of 1,980. It is little more than one wide street,
Stryd Fawr
(High Street, literally "Great Street"). The High Street and its shops can be quite busy in the summer months with many
tourists
.
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