Aberangell () is a village in
Gwynedd
Gwynedd () is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The ci ...
, Wales.
Geography
Aberangell stands at the
confluence
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of the
Afon Angell and the
Afon Dyfi
The River Dyfi (; ), also known as the River Dovey ( ), is an approximately long river in Wales.
Its large estuary forms the boundary between the counties of Gwynedd and Ceredigion, and its lower reaches have historically been considered the b ...
, and lies within
Dinas Mawddwy
Dinas Mawddwy (; ) is a town in the Community (Wales), community of Mawddwy in south-east Gwynedd, north Wales. It lies within the Snowdonia National Park, but just to the east of the main A470 road, A470, and consequently many visitors pass the ...
community
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. On the north side of the village, the long ridge of
Pen y Clipau runs down from the summit of
Foel Dinas. The
Afon Mynach joins the Afon Angell just west of the village with the rounded slopes of
Moel y Ffridd beyond.
History
Estates
During the
Victorian era
In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. Slightly different definitions are sometimes used. The era followed the ...
, three major
estates dominated the village and its surrounding area. To the north lay
Sir Edmund Buckley's Dinas Mawddwy estate; to the south and east was Dolcorsllwyn Hall, owned by Sir Thomas Frost. To the west lay
Plas Cwmllecoediog, owned by
James Walton and his sons William and
Frederick Frederick may refer to:
People
* Frederick (given name), the name
Given name
Nobility
= Anhalt-Harzgerode =
* Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670)
= Austria =
* Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria fro ...
.
Transport
Aberangell railway station was on the
Mawddwy Railway. It was also the terminus of the
narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with Minimum railw ...
Hendre-Ddu Tramway.
1990 onwards
Royal Mail
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announced the closure of Aberangell
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
in October 2008.
In 1993 and 2008 Aberangell won
Calor Village of the Year in Wales.
Notable residents
*
Edward Hurst Davies (1855–1927) owner and manager of Maesygamfa quarry, and later Hendreddu quarry
*
Herbert Harold Disley (1900-1972) manager of Hendreddu quarry
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Aberangell and surrounding area
Villages in Gwynedd
Aberangell
Villages in Snowdonia
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