Penrhyndeudraeth (headland/promontory with two beaches in Welsh) is a village in Gwynedd, Wales. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic 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 It is located between the Traeth Mawr (big beach), the now largely reclaimed estuary of the River Glaslyn, and the Traeth Bach (little beach), the estuary of the River Dwyryd. The Traeth Mawr ( Welsh for "big sands" is a Polder near Porthmadog in Gwynedd in Wales. The River Glaslyn ( Afon Glaslyn in Welsh) is a River in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The River Dwyryd (in Welsh Afon Dwyryd) is a River in Gwynedd, North Wales, which flows principally westwards draining to the sea The village is close to the mouth of the River Dwyryd on the A487 from Porthmadog. The A487 is a major Road in Wales, running up the west coast It starts in Haverfordwest, from where it travels north west to St David's Porthmadog, ˌpɒrθˈmædɒg and known locally as Port, is a small Coastal Town in the Dwyfor locality within Gwynedd in North
The village has two stations, Penrhyndeudraeth railway station on the southern side of the village on the Cambrian Coast Railway from Pwllheli to Shrewsbury and to the north, Penrhyn railway station, on the A4085 near the top of the hill, on the Ffestiniog Railway. Penrhyndeudraeth railway station is a Railway station serving the small town of Penrhyndeudraeth on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. Pwllheli is the main Market town of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England Penrhyn station (formerly Penrhyndeudraeth station on the Ffestiniog Railway is located on a restricted site at Pen-y-Bwlch above the town of Penrhyndeudraeth (Penrhyndeudraeth The A4085 is a 20 mile road between Caernarfon and Penrhyndeudraeth in North Wales that runs through the scenic Aberglaslyn Pass. The Ffestiniog Railway (Rheilffordd Ffestiniog is a narrow gauge Heritage railway, located in North West Wales.
The village is at the junction of the A487 with the A4085 which connects with Beddgelert and Caernarfon. Beddgelert is a Village in Gwynedd, Wales, lying in Snowdonia. Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now almost always used in preference to the anglicised forms "Caernarvon" or "Carnarvon" is a The first section of this road is very narrow and rises steeply through Upper Penrhyn. In places it is so narrow that only a single vehicle can pass.
History
The present village was laid out in the second half of the nineteenth century by the local landowner David Williams of Castell Deudraeth at Minffordd on land reclaimed by the drainage of stagnant marshes. Minffordd ( roadside in Welsh) is a Village within the village community of Penrhyndeudraeth in the County of Gwynedd in The older settlement at Upper Penrhyn was originally called Cefn Coch ('Red Ridge') and that name is perpetuated by the Penrhyndeudraeth primary school, which is known as Ysgol Cefn Coch.
The lower half of Penrhyndeudraeth used to be a lake, which was then drained to create the area where the village's High Street is today. The names of terraces in Penrhyndeudraeth, such as Glanllyn ('by the lake') or Penllyn ('the furthest side of the lake'), hearken back to a time when the space they occupy was underwater. There is also an area named Penlan ('the end of the tide'), which may point to the reason why the lower half of Penrhyndeudraeth is flat. It is believed that the lower half of Penrhyndeudraeth was founded on a spot behind the Royal Oak pub where the old Pierce & Sons garage is located.
Prior to the many 19th century land reclamation projects (including the Cob at Porthmadog) and the building of the Ffestiniog Railway, both of which spurred economic growth, the few local inhabitants relied on agriculture and small scale copper mining. Some men worked boats on the river Dwyryd, carrying slate from Maentwrog to the sea for export. The River Dwyryd (in Welsh Afon Dwyryd) is a River in Gwynedd, North Wales, which flows principally westwards draining to the sea Maentwrog is a Village and community in the Welsh County of Gwynedd, lying in the Vale of Ffestiniog, with the River Dwyryd Local women at that time gathered cockles in the estuary for sale in local markets.
The main manufacturing industry in Penrhyndeudraeth was established in 1872 to make guncotton. Nitrocellulose (also cellulose nitrate, flash paper) is a highly flammable compound formed by Nitrating Cellulose through exposure to It became Cook's Explosives in 1922 and was taken over by Nobel and later still by I. An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied C. I. Many here lost their lives during accidents at the works, where there is a slate plaque to remember them and everyone who worked there. The works closed and the site was finally cleared in 1997 and is now a nature reserve notable for the presence in summer of nightjars. nature reserve ( natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is a Protected area of importance for Wildlife, flora The European Nightjar, or just Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus, is the only representative of the Nightjar family of Birds in most of Europe
Another 19th-century industry in the district is Garth Quarry at Minffordd, established in 1870 to make granite setts for road building in Victorian towns and cities. Like the explosives industry, the quarry relied heavily on the coming of the Cambrian Railways in 1872. Cambrian Railways owned 230 miles of track over a large area of mid- Wales. The quarry is still working and now produces roadstone and railway ballast.
Toll bridge
To the south is a toll road leading over a wooden bridge providing a short-cut to the Harlech road. Harlech (pronounced ˈharlɛx is a Town and Seaside resort in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on Tremadog Bay, and within This toll bridge (at Pont Briwet, grid reference SH619383) provides stunning views of the Dwyryd estuary, spoiled only by the electricity pylons crossing immediately downstream. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The bridge is also shared with the mainline railway.
External links
- Community website
- Map sources for Penrhyndeudraeth
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