Penrhos is derived from the

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words ''pen'' ("head" or "top") and ''rhos'' ("

moorland Moorland or moor is a type of Habitat (ecology), habitat found in upland (geology), upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and the biomes of montane grasslands and shrublands, characterised by low-growing vegetation on So ...

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Penrhos, Anglesey Penrhos was a large estate on Holy Island, Anglesey, in north-west Wales. History In 1553, during Edward VI's reign, Penrhos was granted to John-ap-Owen (also known as John Derwas). At this time, the land consisted of little more than the Pen ...

, a village in Wales **

Penrhos Country Park Penrhos Country Park (also known as Penrhos Coastal Park) () is a country park near Holyhead, on the island of Anglesey in Wales, United Kingdom. The park attracts approximately 100,000 visitors each year. It was opened in 1971 on the former Pe ...

(AKA Penrhos Coastal Park), a country park near Penrhos, Anglesey *

Penrhos, Gwynedd Penrhos is a village and former civil parish in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, located on the Llŷn Peninsula. The parish was abolished in 1934, and incorporated into Llannor. It was the home of former MP Goronwy Roberts Goronwy Owen Goronwy ...

, Wales, a village and former civil parish **

RAF Penrhos Royal Air Force Penrhos, or more simply RAF Penrhos, is a former Royal Air Force airfield located near Penrhos, Gwynedd, Penrhos, Gwynedd and west of Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, in the community of Llanbedrog. It was operational from 1 Feb ...

, a former Royal Air Force airfield near Penrhos, Gwynedd *

Penrhos, Herefordshire Penrhos is an area east of Kington, Herefordshire, Kington, Herefordshire near the Wales, Welsh border. In the area there are a small number of buildings including Penrhos Farm and Penrhos Court. Toponymy The name is derived from the Welsh lan ...

, England, an area or hamlet at the top of the hill east of Kington, Herefordshire near the Welsh border * Penrhos, Monmouthshire, Wales, a village in the community of Llantilio Crossenny in Monmouthshire * Penrhos, Powys, Wales * Penrhos Cottage, a very small cottage situated to the south east of Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire, Wales ; Organisations * Penrhos College, Perth, an independent school for girls in Western Australia *

Rydal Penrhos Rydal Penrhos School is a private day school in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. It is the only Methodist school in the independent sector in Wales. It is located on multiple sites around the town with a site in the neighbouring village of Rhos-on-Sea ...

, an independent co-educational boarding school in Colwyn Bay, North Wales ; People *

Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, (14 September 1916 – 22 February 2001) was a Welsh Labour Party politician, usually associated with the moderate wing of the party. He was also regarded, particularly in later years, as a non-politic ...

(19162001), Welsh politician ; Transport * Penhros Junction, a railway junction and part of the

Barry Railway Company The Barry Railway Company was a railway and docks company in South Wales, first incorporated as the ''Barry Dock and Railway Company'' in 1884. It arose out of frustration among Rhondda coal owners at congestion and high charges at Cardiff Doc ...

lines.

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