Groeslon (Welsh: Y Groeslon, "the crossroads") is a small village in Gwynedd, north Wales. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. History Gwynedd was an independent kingdom from the end of the Roman period until the 13th Century when it was conquered and subjugated by England North Wales (Gogledd Cymru is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. Nearby villages are Pen-y-Groes, Carmel and Dinas. Pen-y-Groes (alternatively spelt as Penygroes is a large Village in north-west Wales. The village lies approximately five miles south of Caernarfon. Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now almost always used in preference to the anglicised forms "Caernarvon" or "Carnarvon" is a It has one primary school in the centre of the village and no secondary schools. Most secondary school age pupils go to either Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle in Pen-y-Groes or other schools near Caernarfon. Pen-y-Groes (alternatively spelt as Penygroes is a large Village in north-west Wales. Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now almost always used in preference to the anglicised forms "Caernarvon" or "Carnarvon" is a Y Groeslon was by-passed in 2002 by the A487 trunk road, which cost around £12 million to complete.
Formerly an agricultural and slate mining village, Y Groeslon is now expanding as a commuter village for the surrounding towns, especially Caernarfon and Bangor. Bangor is a place-name found in a number of countries Australia Bangor New South Wales Bangor South Australia Its initial growth came as a result of the construction of the LMS railway in 1867. Groeslon railway station closed in December 1964. Groeslon was a railway station located in Groeslon, Gwynedd. This station was closed in December 1964.
In the Village there is one post office/newsagents at the bottom; plus a pub called the Penionyn across the road to the post office.
At the bottom of the village, bordering the A487, a huge wall becomes visible. This is the wall to the Glynllifon estate, formerly the seat of Lord Newborough, which is now a country park and college (Meirion Dwyfor) specialising in land based industries, eg agriculture, equine studies and arboriculture.
Interestingly, according to the North Wales Racial Equality Network or NWREN the village of Groeslon does not have a single person of neither Welsh (80%) nor Irish (20%) ancestry, and also has the highest proportion of Welsh people of any parish in north Wales. [[1]]
Notable residents
- Welsh author Eirug Wyn until his death in 2004. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic This article is about the late author Eirug Wyn who is often confused with the politician Eurig Wyn.
- The dramatist John Gwilym Jones (1904 - 1988)
- Poet Tom Huws.
- Llion Iwan, Welsh documentary journalist/producer and author. Llion Iwan is a Welsh journalist documentary producer and author Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic
References
Llyfr / Book Hanes Y Groeslon (History of Y Groeslon) available from public libraries: [[2]]
External links
Y safle we dwyieithog Dyffryn Nantlle bilingual website (with section on Y Groeslon, including postcards and photos):
English version [3]
Fersiwn Cymraeg [4]
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