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List Of Places In Gwynedd (categorised)
This is a categorised list of places in the principal area of Gwynedd, north Wales. See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas. Administrative divisions Electoral wards Since 2004 there have been 71 county electoral wards in Gwynedd. Arfon Dwyfor Meirionnydd Communities This is a list of local communities: Regions * Llŷn Peninsula * Northern Snowdonia (Snowdonia proper) * Southern Snowdonia (the southern part of the Snowdonia National Park) See also * List of places in Gwynedd ''Map of places in Gwynedd compiled from this list'':See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas. This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the principal area of Gwynedd, Wales. __NOTOC__ {{Expand list, date=August ... for all villages, towns and cities in Gwynedd. References {{reflist * Gwynedd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdivisions Of Wales
Since 1 April 1996, Wales has been divided into 22 single-tier principal areas ( cy, Awdurdodau unedol), styled as counties or county boroughs ( or ) for local government purposes. The elected councils of these areas are responsible for the provision of all local government services, including education, social work, environmental protection, and most highways. Below these there are also (in most, but not all, parts of the principal areas) elected community councils to which responsibility for specific aspects of the application of local policy may be devolved. The last set of local elections in Wales took place in 2022, with the next due to take place in 2027. The monarch appoints a lord lieutenant as a representative in each of the eight preserved counties of Wales, which are combinations of principal areas retained for ceremonial purposes. Subdivisions of Wales created for such purposes as the organisation of the National Health Service and the provision of police and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiont (electoral Ward)
Seiont is an electoral ward in the town of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, electing councillors to the town council and Gwynedd Council. Description The Seiont ward covers an area either side of the Afon Seiont in the southern part of the community. The ward includes the southern part of Caernarfon town centre, including Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon railway station and the housing estates south of the A4085. Seiont is bordered to the north by the A4085 (Constantine Road) and Caernarfon High Street, to the northwest by the Menai Strait and is surrounded to the southeast and southwest by the Bontnewydd ward. The ward population, according to the 2011 Census, was 3,038. Town ward Seiont is an electoral ward to Caernarfon Town Council electing four of the seventeen town councillors. District ward Seiont was a ward to Arfon Borough Council (abolished 1996), electing two councillors (Independent and Plaid Cymru) at the 1987 and 1991 elections. Gwynedd county ward Seiont has been an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penygroes, Gwynedd
Penygroes () is a village in Gwynedd, Wales. The village is located to the south of Caernarfon, and north of Porthmadog, by the A487 road. Penygroes' population stands at 1,793 at the 2011 census, of which 88% are Welsh-speaking, making it one of the most predominantly Welsh-speaking areas of the country. The population of Llanllyfni community, which includes Penygroes and Llanllyfni village, which practically adjoins Penygroes, plus Talysarn, is 4,135 according to the 2011 census. Etymology The name of the village is derived from ' "end" + ' " fthe" + ' "cross oads, referring to the crossing at the village of the roads from Carmel, Rhyd-ddu and Pontllyfni with the main Caernarfon–Porthmadog road. History and amenities Penygroes is located in the former slate quarrying area of Dyffryn Nantlle, although most of the quarries are now closed down. However, it remains the valley's main shopping and administrative centre. Its biggest employer is a paper-converting plant producing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentir
Pentir is a community and electoral ward in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is 124 miles (199.9 km) from Cardiff and 205 miles (329.4 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Pentir was 2450 with 58.7% of them able to speak Welsh. It includes the Penrhosgarnedd suburbs of Bangor, Glasinfryn, Caerhun and the hamlet of Pentir. The Faenol Hall (Vaenol Estate) is a Grade II* Listed Building within the community, as well as a number of other buildings on the estate, e.g., Chapel of St. Mary. References See also *Pentire, Cornwall *List of localities in Wales by population The following is a list of built-up areas in Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ... Communities in Gwynedd Gwynedd electoral wards {{Gwynedd-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penisarwaun
Penisa'r-waun is a small village which is located 4 miles to the east of Caernarfon and a mile to the northeast of Llanrug on the A4547 in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Education The village includes a primary school, Ysgol Gymuned Penisarwaun, that instructs around 60 pupils aged between 3''–''11. The school is categorised as a Welsh-medium primary school and around 70% of the pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes. Governance Penisa'r-waun is an electoral ward in the area. The majority of the population is shown as being in Llanddeiniolen Llanddeiniolen (; ; ) is a hamlet and name of a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is from Cardiff and from London. It comprises the villages of Deiniolen, Bethel, Dinorwig, Rhiwlas, Brynrefail and Penisarwaun, and is the third-l ... community. The total population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 1,768. References External links www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Penisa'r Waun and surrounding area Villages in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peblig, Caernarfon
Peblig is an electoral ward in the town of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, electing councillors to the town council and Gwynedd Council. Description The Peblig ward covers an area east of Caernarfon town centre, sandwiched by two A roads - to the north by the A4086 (Llanberis Road) and to the south by the A4085. The meandering Afon Seiont and the boundary of the Cibyn Industrial Estate form the eastern border. The ward includes the town's Church of St Peblig. The new environmentally friendly primary school, Ysgol y Hendre, is at the centre of the ward. The ward population, according to the 2011 Census, was 2,321. Town ward Peblig is a ward to Caernarfon Town Council electing five of the seventeen town councillors. In February 2019 Peblig town councillor, Kenny Richards known as Kenny Khan, claimed he was facing "discrimination" by being denied a seat on the Ysgol y Hendre Board of Governors. Despite a previous spell in gaol he was described as a "community champion" who ran a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogwen Rural District
Ogwen was a rural district in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire in Wales from 1894 to 1974. The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the former Bangor Rural Sanitary District in Caernarfonshire. The rest on the Isle of Anglesey, formed Aethwy Rural District. The district was named after the River Ogwen and Ogwen Valley. The district contained the following civil parishes, now communities: *Aber *Llandygai *Llanllechid *Pentir In 1894 the urban district of Bethesda was formed from part of Llanllechid parish. The rural district lost further territory under a County Review Order in 1934: parts of Llandygai and Llanlechid were transferred to Capel Curig parish in Nant Conwy Rural District, and parts of Llandygai and Pentir was included in an extension of the boundaries of the Municipal Borough of Bangor. The rural district was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, with its area becoming part of the Borough of Arfon, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menai (Caernarfon Ward)
Menai is the name of an electoral ward in the town of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales. As the name suggests, it borders the Menai Strait. The ward elects councillors to the town council and Gwynedd Council. Description The Menai ward covers the northwest part of the community, including Caernarfon town centre north of the High Street. It is bordered to the east by the B4366 Bethel Road. The Caernarfon ward of Cadnant lies to the east. The ward population, according to the 2011 Census, was 2,196. Town ward Menai is an electoral ward to Caernarfon Town Council electing four of the seventeen town councillors. District ward Menai (Caernarfon) was a ward to Arfon Borough Council (abolished 1996), electing two councillors at the 1987 and 1991 elections. Gwynedd county ward Menai (Caernarfon) has been an electoral ward to Gwynedd Council since 1995, electing two county councillors at the 1995 and 1999 elections. From the 2004 elections the representation reduced to one county counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menai (Bangor Ward) ( grc, Μεναί, Menai, links = no), Italy
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Menai may refer to the following places: Australia * Menai, New South Wales Africa *Menai Bay on the island of Zanzibar, Tanzania *Menai Island, a Cosmoledo atoll islet, Seychelles Europe *Menai, an electoral ward in Bangor, Wales, UK *Menai (Caernarfon ward) in Wales, UK *The Menai Strait in North Wales, UK **The Menai Suspension Bridge across the strait **Coleg Menai, Bangor (near the bridge) ** Menai Bridge ( cy, Porthaethwy, links = no), a town near the bridge *Mineo Mineo ( scn, Minìu, Greek: ''Menaion'' and ''Μεναί'', Latin: ''Menaeum'' and ''Menaenum'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Catania, part of Sicily. It lies southwest of Catania, from Ragusa, from Gela, and from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanwnda, Gwynedd
Llanwnda is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, Wales. The community has a population of 1,994 as taken at the 2011 Census. It is situated about 3 miles to the south of Caernarfon, and 5 miles south-west of Llanrug. According to the 2011 Census, 81.6% of the population were Welsh speakers. The image on the right is of Glanrhyd, Llanwnda, not the village of Llanwnda less than a mile to the south. The community includes the slate mining villages of Rhosgadfan Rhosgadfan is a Wales, Welsh village in the county of Gwynedd, formerly in the historic county of Caernarfonshire, and in the community of Llanwnda, Gwynedd, Llanwnda. It is notable as the birthplace of Kate Roberts (author), Kate Roberts, one o ... and Rhostryfan. References * External links www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanwnda and surrounding area Villages in Gwynedd Communities in Gwynedd {{gwynedd-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
