Rhostryfan is a village 4 miles from
Caernarfon
Caernarfon (; ) is a List of place names with royal patronage in the United Kingdom, royal town, Community (Wales), community and port in Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the easter ...
, in 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
Llanwnda, in the principal area of
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. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 722. It was formerly served by
Rhostryfan railway station.
History
The "Rhos" part of the name means "a moor", the "tryfan" part means "high place".
[Place-Names in Wales - Forgotten Books]
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Villages in Gwynedd
Llanwnda, Gwynedd
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