Aberangell () is a village in
Gwynedd, Wales.
Geography
Aberangell stands at the
confluence of the
Afon Angell and the
Afon Dyfi, and lies within
Dinas Mawddwy
Dinas Mawddwy () is a village in the community of Mawddwy in south-east Gwynedd, north Wales. It lies within the Snowdonia National Park, but just to the east of the main A470, and consequently many visitors pass the village by. Its population ...
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...
. On the north side of the village, the long ridge of
Pen y Clipau runs down from the summit of
Foel Dinas. The
Afon Mynach joins the Afon Angell just west of the village with the rounded slopes of
Moel y Ffridd beyond.
History
Estates
During the
Victorian era
In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edwardia ...
, three major
estates dominated the village and its surrounding area. To the north lay
Sir Edmund Buckley's Dinas Mawddwy estate; to the south and east was Dolcorsllwyn Hall, owned by Sir Thomas Frost. To the west lay
Plas Cwmllecoediog, owned by
James Walton and his sons William and
Frederick Frederick may refer to:
People
* Frederick (given name), the name
Nobility
Anhalt-Harzgerode
*Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670)
Austria
* Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198
* Frederick ...
.
Transport
Aberangell railway station was on the
Mawddwy Railway. It was also the terminus of the
narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
Hendre-Ddu Tramway
The Hendre-Ddu Tramway was a narrow gauge industrial railway built in 1874 in Mid-Wales to connect the Hendre-Ddu slate quarry to Aberangell station on the Mawddwy Railway. It consisted of a main line long and several branch lines and spur ...
.
1990 onwards
Royal Mail announced the closure of Aberangell
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ...
in October 2008.
In 1993 and 2008 Aberangell won
Calor Village of the Year
The Calor Village of the Year comprised 4 annual competitions organised by gas provider Calor to identify the villages that best met the following criteria: "a well-balanced, pro-active, caring community which has made the best of local opportun ...
in Wales.
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Aberangell and surrounding area
Villages in Gwynedd
Mawddwy
Villages in Snowdonia
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