Arthog () is a village,
post town
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and
community
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in the
Meirionnydd area in
Gwynedd
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, north
Wales
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including the villages of
Fairbourne and
Friog. It is located on the
A493, approximately west of
Dolgellau, and had a population of 1,010 in 2001, increasing slightly to 1,031 at the
2011 census.
Etymology
The village was named after the Welsh ruler ''Arthog ap
Ceredig
Ceredig ap Cunedda (died 453), was king of Ceredigion in Wales.[
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