# Albion GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/albion/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Albion Albion is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **7.56 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.6km² ## Where is Albion? Albion lies in [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Annfield](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/annfield/), [Balmoral](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/balmoral/), [Elbedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/elbedda/), [Injuster](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/injuster/) and [Tillary](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/tillary/). By area it is the 1738th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Albion is about 90 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8619° N, 80.6647° E. Local names: ඇල්බිඔන් . 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 Albion Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Albion. - Albion - Glydesdale - St. Magrets 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 Albion Named natural and historic features inside Albion, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 7 estates. - Ardlaw - Clydesdale - New Preston - Polmont - Preston - Saint Margarets - Thornfield 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 Albion and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). 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 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Albion Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Agarapatana Divisional Hospital · Elbedda 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87011&mlon=80.68529#map=17/6.87011/80.68529) Bank HNB · Bagawanthalawa South 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79554&mlon=80.67845#map=17/6.79554/80.67845) ATM Peoples Bank · Kotiyagala 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79626&mlon=80.67839#map=17/6.79626/80.67839) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Norwood 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83920&mlon=80.61228#map=17/6.83920/80.61228) Hotel Rohita guest · Elbedda 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86422&mlon=80.68966#map=17/6.86422/80.68966) Mall Harishan Enterprises · Bagawanthalawa South 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79589&mlon=80.67805#map=17/6.79589/80.67805) School Holbrook Tamil Maha Vidyalaya · Nagasena 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88227&mlon=80.69308#map=17/6.88227/80.69308) College Arafa College - Weligama · Newvalleygama 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85505&mlon=80.59970#map=17/6.85505/80.59970) Police station Agarapatana Police Station · Nagasena 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88385&mlon=80.69288#map=17/6.88385/80.69288) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Thalawakele DS Division - Agarapathana - Balmoral - Bearwell - Bogahawatta - Braemore - Coombewood - Dayagama East - Dayagama West - Devon - Dimbula - Drayton - Eildonhall - Elbedda - Glasgow - Great Western - Hallbrook - Henfold - Hollyrood - Kotagala - Kuduoya - Lindula - Lippakelle - Mount Vernon - Nagasena - Rahanwatta - Sandrinham - Stonycliff - Thalawakele - Thangakele - Waltrim - Watagoda - Weverly - Yulefield ## Quick answers - Where is Albion?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Albion?Annfield, Balmoral, Elbedda, Injuster and Tillary - How many villages are in Albion?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Albion?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Albion?Agarapatana Divisional Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Albion?HNB, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Albion?Peoples Bank, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Albion?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Albion?LK2327340 (OCHA common operational dataset)