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Llanllyfni
Llanllyfni () is a village and a community (Wales), community in Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Caernarfonshire. The community consists of the villages of Drws-y-coed, Nantlle, Nasareth, Nebo, Gwynedd, Nebo, Penygroes, Gwynedd, Penygroes, Talysarn and the village of Llanllyfni itself. Penygroes, Llanllyfni and Talysarn are almost conjoined. As an electoral ward the 2011 census recorded a population of 1256. It is a largely Welsh-speaking village as 85% of the villagers speak Welsh as their first language. The community covers 43 square kilometres. The river Llyfni (Afon Llyfnwy in Welsh) runs through the village. Llanllyfni existed before the slate quarries opened but grew bigger and bigger during the slate quarrying period. In the 2001 census, there were about 650 people living in the village of Llanllyfni. Llanllyfni is seven miles away from Caernarfon. Nearby is the Nantlle Ridge range of mountains including Craig Cwm Silyn at 734 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanllyfni F
Llanllyfni () is a village and a community in Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The community consists of the villages of Drws-y-coed, Nantlle, Nasareth, Nebo, Penygroes, Talysarn and the village of Llanllyfni itself. Penygroes, Llanllyfni and Talysarn are almost conjoined. As an electoral ward the 2011 census recorded a population of 1256. It is a largely Welsh-speaking village as 85% of the villagers speak Welsh as their first language. The community covers 43 square kilometres. The river Llyfni (Afon Llyfnwy in Welsh) runs through the village. Llanllyfni existed before the slate quarries opened but grew bigger and bigger during the slate quarrying period. In the 2001 census, there were about 650 people living in the village of Llanllyfni. Llanllyfni is seven miles away from Caernarfon. Nearby is the Nantlle Ridge range of mountains including Craig Cwm Silyn at 734 metres (2,408 feet). Amenities and buildings of note Eglwys Sant Rhedyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penygroes, Gwynedd
Penygroes () is a village in Gwynedd, Wales. The village is located to the south of Caernarfon, and north of Porthmadog, by the A487 road. Penygroes' population stands at 1,793 at the 2011 census, of which 88% are Welsh-speaking, making it one of the most predominantly Welsh-speaking areas of the country. The population of Llanllyfni community, which includes Penygroes and Llanllyfni village, which practically adjoins Penygroes, plus Talysarn, is 4,135 according to the 2011 census. Etymology The name of the village is derived from ' "end" + ' " fthe" + ' "cross oads, referring to the crossing at the village of the roads from Carmel, Rhyd-ddu and Pontllyfni with the main Caernarfon–Porthmadog road. History and amenities Penygroes is located in the former slate quarrying area of Dyffryn Nantlle, although most of the quarries are now closed down. However, it remains the valley's main shopping and administrative centre. Its biggest employer was a paper-converting plant pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caernarfon & District League
The Caernarfon & District League was a football league covering the Caernarfon and surrounding areas in North Wales. League history The league was a renamed version of the Bangor & District League that had run between 1930 and 1937 and again after the Second World War, between 1945 and 1950. The change in name reflected the changing geographical locations of clubs in the league. The first season of the league was 1950–51 and featured the following eight sides: *Abersoch Athletic *Caernarfon YMCA *Cesarea Rovers *Mountain Rangers * Nefyn United *Seiont Rovers * Talysarn Celts *Waenfawr The 1950–51 launch was overshadowed by the formation of a second division to the north's top League, the Welsh League (North). Because of this, the league did not operate in 1951–52, but it restarted for the following season with a membership of seven. This number grew to thirteen by the mid-1950s, and the league prospered, compared to the past. membership reduced during the early 1960s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwynedd League
The Gwynedd Football League was a association football, football league at the fifth level of the Welsh football league system in north-west Wales. The league folded in 2020 due to a reorganisation of the Welsh football league pyramid, with many teams joining the North Wales Coast West Football League. Member clubs for the final 2019–20 season *Bangor 1876 F.C., Bangor 1876 *Bethesda Athletic F.C., Bethesda Athletic *C.P.D. Bontnewydd, Bontnewydd *Bro Goronwy F.C., Bro Goronwy *Caergybi *Glantraeth F.C., Glantraeth *Llangoed F.C., Llangoed *Llannerchymedd F.C., Llannerch-y-medd *C.P.D. Llanystumdwy, Llanystumdwy *Menai Bridge Tigers F.C., Menai Bridge Tigers *Ogwen Tigers ''(folded June 2020)'' *Nefyn United F.C., Nefyn United *Talysarn Celts F.C., Talysarn Celts *Trearddur Bay Bulls F.C., Trearddur Bay Bulls *Waunfawr Cups There were three active cups played for within the league. They were: *Tarian Gwynedd Safeflue Shield *Cwpan Gwynedd (Gwynedd Cup) *Tarian Goffa Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryn Fôn
Bryn Fôn (born 27 August 1954) is a Welsh actor and singer-songwriter. He also became the first artist to play live on BBC Radio Cymru in 1977. Biography Bryn Fôn was born in Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire. He attended Ysgol Gynradd Llanllyfni and Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle before going on to study physical exercise and environmental studies at college. He began his career in entertainment by taking part in the opera Dic Penderyn in 1977. He formed the musical group Crysbas after leaving college, and Sobin a'r Smaeliaid in 1988. He was voted the ''hunk of the month'' in '' She'' magazine during the 1980s. He began releasing albums with his band under his own name in 1994. He and his band later performed under the name Bryn Fôn a'r Band, releasing music under their own label . He won the song contest Cân i Gymru in 1997, with ''Un Funud Fach''. In his later career, Fôn has concentrated on appearing on stage and also adapted the play '' Blackbird'' for a production by Theatr B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasareth
Nasareth (named for the biblical Nazareth), is a hamlet in the Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales. The Councillor for Nasareth is Owen Pennant Huws, which covers Llanllyfni and surrounding villages. See also *Nazareth *Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire Bethlehem is a tiny farming village in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying in the Tywi Valley northeast of Llandeilo and southwest of Llangadog but on the opposite side of the river from the busy London to Haverfordwest road, the A40. ... References External links History and other related matters Villages in Gwynedd Llanllyfni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha'r Mynydd
Martha'r Mynydd (English: 'Mountain Martha'), fl. c. 1770, was a woman who lived in a cottage near Llanllyfni, Wales. She is known for having convinced many neighbours of the existence of 'The Invisibles', a large group of wealthy people who attended markets and fairs without being seen. She claimed a 'Mr. Ingram' lived nearby in an invisible mountain mansion, with his daughter 'Miss Ingram', who was occasionally seen dressed completely in white. 'Mr. Ingram' would come to night time assemblies at Martha's cottage to preach. 'Mr. Ingram' was most likely Martha's father, while Martha played 'Miss Ingram'; a sceptic, knowing Martha to have burnt her foot, once stepped on 'Miss Ingram' 's foot at a gathering and recognised the subsequent cry to be Martha's voice. However, this sceptic was chased from the countryside by her followers. Nonetheless, this sparked doubt as to the truth of Martha's tales so that Martha abandoned the trick. She instead committed herself to the Methodist ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talysarn Village
Tal-y-sarn () is a village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales, next to Penygroes. It is part of the community of Llanllyfni and includes some of Llandwrog. The ward had a population of 1,930 at the 2011 census, the built-up area having a population of 1,086. The Welsh language poet Robert Williams Parry was born in 37, Station Road, Tal-y-sarn, where a plaque designed by R. L. Gapper commemorates the connection. Other persons connected with the village were Annant, quarryman, preacher and bard, Gwilym R. Jones, bard and journalist, author of the Welsh-language radio series ''SOS, Galw Gari Tryfan'' and Dame Elan Closs Stephens DBE (born 1948) a Welsh educator and Wales' representative on the BBC Board. The 19th century methodist preacher John Jones, Tal-y-sarn, is also connected with the village, not by birth but because he settled here, becoming a shopkeeper and quarry owner as a sideline to his main vocation. The song "Ciosg Talysarn" by the Wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nantlle
Nantlle () is a small village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the north shore of Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and is part of the community A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ... of Llanllyfni. The population was 228 in 2011 with 42% born in England. References External links Villages in Gwynedd Llanllyfni Nantlle Valley {{Gwynedd-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talysarn
Tal-y-sarn () is a village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales, next to Penygroes. It is part of the community of Llanllyfni and includes some of Llandwrog. The ward had a population of 1,930 at the 2011 census, the built-up area having a population of 1,086. The Welsh language poet Robert Williams Parry was born in 37, Station Road, Tal-y-sarn, where a plaque designed by R. L. Gapper commemorates the connection. Other persons connected with the village were Annant, quarryman, preacher and bard, Gwilym R. Jones, bard and journalist, author of the Welsh-language radio series ''SOS, Galw Gari Tryfan'' and Dame Elan Closs Stephens DBE (born 1948) a Welsh educator and Wales' representative on the BBC Board. The 19th century methodist preacher John Jones, Tal-y-sarn, is also connected with the village, not by birth but because he settled here, becoming a shopkeeper and quarry owner as a sideline to his main vocation. The song "Ciosg Talysarn" by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nantlle Ridge
The Nantlle Ridge () is the name given to a small range of mountains in Snowdonia, north Wales which runs south-west from the village of Rhyd Ddu for a distance of about , ending above Nebo, Gwynedd, Nebo in the Nantlle Valley. The Nantlle Ridge offers excellent hill walking with fewer crowds than on the more popular parts of Snowdonia. It can be started from either end, but the Rhyd Ddu end tends to be the more popular. There are no great technical difficulties, although a little scrambling may be required on some parts of the ridge. Summits Starting from the Rhyd Ddu end, the Nantlle Ridge is composed of the following peaks (see hill lists in the British Isles for an explanation of the terms "Nuttall", "Hewitt" and "Marilyn"): * Y Garn (Nantlle Ridge), Y Garn (); ) — sub-Hewitt, Nuttall * Mynydd Drws-y-Coed (); ) — Hewitt, Nuttall * Trum y Ddysgl (); ) — Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall * Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd (); ) — Hewitt, Nuttall * Craig Cwm Silyn (); ) — Marilyn, Hewitt, Nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
