Penrhos is derived from the

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

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 ...

"). It may refer to: ; Places * Penrhos, Anglesey, 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 obs ...

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

Penrhos, Herefordshire Penrhos is an area or hamlet at the top of the hill east of Kington, Herefordshire near the Welsh border. The name is derived from the Welsh words ''pen'' and ''rhos'' and means "head (top) of the moor". In the area there are a small number of b ...

, 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, 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, an independent co-educational boarding school in Colwyn Bay, North Wales ; People * Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos (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 Dock ...

lines.

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