# Strathspey GN division, Norwood DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/strathspey/ Grama Niladhari division · Norwood DS Division # Strathspey Strathspey is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **17.4 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.4km² - 3mapped services - 1,375 mtypical elevation ## Where is Strathspey? Strathspey lies in [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [Alupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ratnapura/alupola/), [Aulton Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/aulton-watta/), [Bagawanthalawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/bagawanthalawa-south/), [Bambarabotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ratnapura/bambarabotuwa/), [Dehenakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ratnapura/dehenakanda/), [Gawarawila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/gawarawila/), [Kirkoswald](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/kirkoswald/), [Moray](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/moray/) and [Venture](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/venture/). By area it is the 582nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.0% of [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/). The centre of Strathspey is about 84 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7773° N, 80.5923° E. Local names: ස්ට්‍රෙත්ස්පෙ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Strathspey Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Strathspey. - Alukwatta - Gawarawila - Ladbroks - Scarborough - Strathspey Group - Strathspey State - Tientsin Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Strathspey Named natural and historic features inside Strathspey, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 12 estates. - Alukwatta - Annandale - Bargrove - Cleveland - Gouravilla - Ladbroks - Minna - Ormidale - Scarborough - Strathspey Group - Suriakande - Tientsin Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Strathspey and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 456 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 18 108 Feb 19 86 Mar 20 104 Apr 21 175 May 21 164 Jun 20 101 Jul 20 82 Aug 20 92 Sep 20 129 Oct 20 234 Nov 19 274 Dec 19 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Strathspey Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MaskeliyHospital · Brownlow 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83395&mlon=80.57446#map=17/6.83395/80.57446) Bank HNB -Maskeliya · Maskeliya 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83348&mlon=80.57254#map=17/6.83348/80.57254) ATM ATM HNB · Maskeliya 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83341&mlon=80.57251#map=17/6.83341/80.57251) Petrol pump Cepetco Maskeliya · Maskeliya 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83643&mlon=80.57197#map=17/6.83643/80.57197) Hotel Glen Nuge Bungalow · Gawarawila 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80196&mlon=80.58941#map=17/6.80196/80.58941) Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) School Gawarawila Sinhala School · Strathspey 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79033&mlon=80.60790#map=17/6.79033/80.60790) College Arafa College - Weligama · Newvalleygama 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85505&mlon=80.59970#map=17/6.85505/80.59970) Police station Maskeliya Police Station · Maskeliya 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83628&mlon=80.57051#map=17/6.83628/80.57051) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Strathspey Places mapped inside Strathspey in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Norwood DS Division - Annfield - Aulton Watta - Bagawanthalawa South - Bogawana - Brownlow - Brownswick - Dickoya - Dickoya South - Gawarawila - Hatton East - Hatton North - Hatton South - Hatton West - Injuster - Kirkoswald - Kotiyagala - Lethant - Loinon - Mahanelu - Maskeliya - Maussakele - Mocha - Moray - Newvalleygama - Norwood - Panmur - Rosella - Ruwanpura - Seethagangula - Shanon - Tillary - Venture - Wanarajah - Welioya ## Quick answers - Where is Strathspey?In Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Strathspey?Alupola, Aulton Watta, Bagawanthalawa South, Bambarabotuwa, Dehenakanda, Gawarawila, Kirkoswald, Moray and Venture - How many villages are in Strathspey?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Strathspey?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Strathspey?MaskeliyHospital, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Strathspey?HNB -Maskeliya, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Strathspey?ATM HNB, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Strathspey?Cepetco Maskeliya, about 7.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Strathspey?LK2330335 (OCHA common operational dataset)