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 found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands biomes, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils. Moorland, nowadays, generally ...

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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 ...

(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 Llŷn Peninsula ( cy, Penrhyn Llŷn or , ) extends into the Irish Sea from North West Wales, south west of the Isle of Anglesey. ...

, Wales, a village and former civil parish **

RAF Penrhos RAF Penrhos is a former Royal Air Force airfield located near Penrhos, Gwynedd and west of Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, in the community of Llanbedrog. It was operational from 1 February 1937 to 21 October 1946 for armament training, air o ...

, a former Royal Air Force airfield near Penrhos, Gwynedd * Penrhos, Herefordshire, England, an area or hamlet at the top of the hill east of Kington, Herefordshire near the Welsh border *

Penrhos, Monmouthshire Penrhos is a village in the community of Whitecastle in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. Location Penrhos is located three miles north of Raglan. History and amenities Penrhos has an old Norman motte and bailey castle sit ...

, Wales, a village in the community of Llantilio Crossenny in Monmouthshire * Penrhos, Powys, Wales *

Penrhos Cottage Penrhos Cottage is a very small cottage situated to the south east of Maenclochog Maenclochog () is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales. It is also the name of an electoral ward comprising a wider area of f ...

, a very small cottage situated to the south east of Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire, Wales ; Organisations *

Penrhos College, Perth Penrhos College is an independent Uniting Church single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in Como, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1952 as the Methodist Ladies' College, South P ...

, an independent school for girls in Western Australia *

Rydal Penrhos Rydal Penrhos School is an independent 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- ...

, 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 lines.

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