Cim or Y Cim is the name of two relatively small areas of two
Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire (; , ), previously spelled Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974. It was located in the north-west of Wales.
Geography
The county ...
communities 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 ...
, north
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
. The name means "common land" or "land shared between local inhabitants". Cim in
Llandwrog
Llandwrog (; ) is a village and community (Wales), community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, most notable for the presence of the headquarters of Welsh record label Sain (record label), Sain and the site of Caernarfon Airport. It has a population ...
parish is still an unenclosed area of waste and marshy ground, while Cim in
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 ...
parish has been absorbed into local farms. A local bridge, built in 1612 and still standing, is known as "Pont y Cim". The same place-name element is to be found elsewhere in Wales: for example
Cimla
Cimla is a village and suburb of the town of Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is set high up on a hill. It is pronounced Kim-la. The Welsh language spelling is Cymla, pronounced the same way. Its meaning is a place wit ...
, Y Cimdda (Commonland near Llantrisant, (both in the old county of Glamorgan) and Coed y Cymdda on the outskirts of
Cardiff
Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Ca ...
.
[Glenda Carr, Hen Enwau o Arfon, Llŷn ac Eifionydd, (Gwasg y Bwthyn, Caernarfon, 2011), p.119]
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Communities in Gwynedd
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