Nebo is a small village in
Gwynedd,
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 Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. It is adjacent to the small village of
Nasareth and near the larger villages of
Llanllyfni
Llanllyfni () is a village and a community in Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The community consists of the villages of Drws-y-coed, Nantlle, Nasareth, Nebo, Penygroes, Talysarn and the village of Llanllyfni ...
and
Penygroes.
Amenities
Nebo has a
Welsh-medium primary school
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary e ...
, Ysgol Gynradd Nebo. As of 2020, there were 18 children on roll at the school. In 2017, approximately 58% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.
It is mainly a small residential area now, as the chapel and post office have been sold in the last couple of decades. There is a play-area and a football pitch where school and community events are held.
Broadcasting mast
The
Arfon television broadcasting mast is on a nearby
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
and supplies most of the valley below, as well as a large part of
Gwynedd. Erected in 1962, it is currently the highest structure in Wales since the addition of a new antenna in 2008 slightly extended it to 317 metres.
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Nebo, Gwynedd and surrounding area
Villages in Gwynedd
Villages in Wales
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