| Porthmadog | |
  Porthmadog shown within the United Kingdom |
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| Population | 4,187 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Principal area | Gwynedd |
| Ceremonial county | Gwynedd |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PORTHMADOG |
| Postcode district | LL49 |
| Dialling code | 01766 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Caernarfon |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Gwynedd | |
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Port
Porthmadog came into existence after William Madocks built a long seawall, called the Cob, to reclaim a large proportion of the Traeth Mawr from the sea for agricultural use. William Alexander Madocks ( June 17 1773 &ndashSeptember 1828 was a landowner and Member of Parliament for the town of Boston, Lincolnshire A seawall is a form of hard and strong Coastal defence constructed on the inland part of a Coast to reduce the effects of strong Waves. The Traeth Mawr ( Welsh for "big sands" is a Polder near Porthmadog in Gwynedd in Wales. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture The town was called Portmadoc until 1974, when it was renamed to the equivalent Welsh spelling and pronunciation. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic The origin of its name is unclear. While some claim that the town is named after its founder Madocks, others say it was called after Ynys Madoc (Madoc Island) in the Glaslyn Estuary and its famous resident Madog ap Owain Gwynedd, a prince who, according to legend, travelled to the Americas 300 years before Columbus. Glaslyn ( Welsh for "blue lake" is a Lake in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Madoc (Standard Welsh: Madog) ab Owain Gwynedd was according to folklore a Welsh prince who discovered America in 1170 over three The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact describes alleged interactions between the Indigenous peoples of the Americas and peoples of other continents – Africa, However, historical documents show that Madocks himself referred to the town as "Pentre Gwaelod" (translated roughly into English as Lower Village) and that the earliest documented references to Portmadoc emerges at around 1830 with no indication as to why it was such called (source Y Wylan, May 2007).
Slate industry and transportation
Located on the Irish Sea coast, Porthmadog has a small harbour where ships used to load with slate carried on the many local narrow gauge railways that terminated there. The Irish Sea ( Irish: Muir Éireann or Muir Meann; Scottish Gaelic: Muir Eireann Welsh: Môr Iwerddon, A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences) or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the Weather or are stored A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size The slate industry in Wales began during the Roman period when Slate was used to Roof the fort at Segontium, now Caernarfon. These included the Croesor Tramway, Ffestiniog Railway, Gorseddau Tramway, and Welsh Highland Railway. The Croesor Tramway was a Welsh Narrow gauge railway line built to carry Slate from the Croesor slate mines to Porthmadog. The Ffestiniog Railway (Rheilffordd Ffestiniog is a narrow gauge Heritage railway, located in North West Wales. The Gorseddau Tramway was a gauge railway built in 1856 to link the slate quarries around Gorseddau with the wharves at Porthmadog. The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR is a Narrow gauge railway in Wales, which originally ran from Dinas near Caernarfon to Porthmadog In the second half of the 19th century Porthmadog was a flourishing port. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar A number of shipbuilders were active here at this time, and were particularly well-known for the three-masted schooners known as the "Western Ocean Yachts". See also Shipbuilding (song. Shipbuilding is the construction of Ships It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a A schooner (ˈskuːnɚ is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts Schooners were first used by the Porthmadog's role as a commercial port was effectively ended by the First World War. The slate wharves have now been partly built over with holiday apartments, and the harbour is used by leisure yachts.
Porthmadog Harbour railway station at the southern end of the High Street is the terminus of the Ffestiniog Railway from Blaenau Ffestiniog. The Ffestiniog Railway (Rheilffordd Ffestiniog is a narrow gauge Heritage railway, located in North West Wales. Porthmadog harbour station in North Wales is the southern passenger terminus of the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway, which was built in 1836 |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains The Ffestiniog Railway (Rheilffordd Ffestiniog is a narrow gauge Heritage railway, located in North West Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station serves the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, and is the passenger terminus of the Conwy Valley Line from The Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) has its main station and visitor centre near the northern end of the High Street on the former Cambrian Railways sidings and close to the main line station on the Cambrian Coast Line from Pwllheli to Barmouth and Machynlleth. The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR is a Narrow gauge railway in Wales, which originally ran from Dinas near Caernarfon to Porthmadog Cambrian Railways owned 230 miles of track over a large area of mid- Wales. Porthmadog railway station serves the town of Porthmadog 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. Barmouth ( Welsh: Abermaw (formal Y Bermo ( Colloquial) is a Town in the County of Gwynedd, north-western Machynlleth ( pronounced; sometimes referred to Colloquially as Mach) is In 2009 the rebuilt Welsh Highland Railway from Caernarfon and Rhyd Ddu is planned to be reopened via Beddgelert to Porthmadog, also operating trains to the Ffestiniog Railway's harbour station with the possibility of through services from Caernarfon to Blaenau Ffestiniog. The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR is a Narrow gauge railway in Wales, which originally ran from Dinas near Caernarfon to Porthmadog Caernarfon is the new northern terminus of the extended narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway from Dinas and the station was opened on 11 October Rhyd Ddu is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, which was built in 1881 as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Moel Tryfan 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 Blaenau Ffestiniog is a small Town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.
Culture and sports
According to the National Census 2001, the number of speakers of the Welsh language in all age groups was 75%, with the highest percentage of Welsh speakers being in the 10-14 range (96. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic 3%). There is a very strong Welsh community, with almost all community activities held in the Welsh Language.
Near Porthmadog is Portmeirion, where much of the 1960s television series The Prisoner was filmed. Portmeirion is an Italianate resort Village in Gwynedd, on the coast of Snowdonia in Wales. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The Prisoner is an allegorical British 1960s Science fiction television series starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan.
Porthmadog hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1987. The National Eisteddfod of Wales ( Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru) is the most important of several Eisteddfodau that are held annually mostly in Wales. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
The local football club - CPD Porthmadog FC - play in the League of Wales. Porthmadog Football Club (Clwb Pêl Droed Porthmadog is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. The Welsh Premier League is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system.
The Local Rugby club is Porthmadog RFC who play at Clwb Chwaraeon Madog and are in the Gwynedd League.
A cycle route now crosses the Cob, this forming part of Lôn Las Cymru, the Welsh national cycle route. Lôn Las Cymru ( Welsh: Wales' Blue Lane) is the Welsh National Cycle Route which runs largely north-south from Holyhead to Cardiff and
Three members of the Genod droog come from Porthmadog
Welsh Singer Duffy shot her first video Rockferry in Porthmadog. Genod Droog are a Hip-hop, indie, pop band from Wales, which was formed in 2005 by Carwyn Jones Gethin Evans, Aimee Anne Duffy (born 23 June 1984 in Bangor Gwynedd, Wales) known professionally as Duffy, is a Welsh R&B " Rockferry " is the debut single of Duffy, written by Duffy and Bernard Butler
External links
- Welcome to Porthmadog
- Porthmadog Rugby Club
- Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog}
- Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon)
- Welsh Highland Railway, Porthmadog Webcams
- Ffestiniog Railway
- Porthmadog Football Club
- Porthmadog Freecycle group
- Luxury holiday cottage accommodation - Ereiniog
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