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Blaenau Ffestiniog, the Glossary

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Ffestiniog
Slate industry in Wales
Tourism in Gwynedd
Towns in Gwynedd

A470 road

The A470 (also named the Cardiff to Glan Conwy Trunk Road) is a trunk road in Wales.

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A5 road (Great Britain)

The A5, the London-Holyhead trunk road, is a major road in England and Wales.

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Afon Lledr

The italic (or the River Lledr) is a river in north-west Wales and the second major tributary of the River Conwy.

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Allt-fawr

Allt-fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion group. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Allt-fawr are Ffestiniog.

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Anweledig

Anweledig are a band from Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales; their style is a mixture of funk, reggae, ska and rock.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Arriva Buses Wales

Arriva Buses Wales (Bysiau Arriva Cymru) is a bus operator providing services in northern Wales and Chester in northern England.

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Arthur Koestler

Arthur Koestler (Kösztler Artúr; 5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was a Hungarian-born author and journalist.

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Bala and Festiniog Railway

The Bala and Festiniog Railway was a, standard gauge, railway backed by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in north-west Wales.

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Bangor, Gwynedd

Bangor is a cathedral city and community in Gwynedd, North Wales.

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Barmouth (Abermaw (formal); Y Bermo (colloquial)) is a seaside town and community in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales; it lies on the estuary of the Afon Mawddach and Cardigan Bay. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Barmouth are towns in Gwynedd.

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Betws-y-Coed

Betws-y-Coed (meaning 'prayer-house in the woods') is a village and community in the Conwy valley in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located in the historic county of Caernarfonshire, right on the boundary with Denbighshire, in the Gwydir Forest.

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Blaen y Cwm quarry

The Blaen y Cwm quarry was a slate quarry located east of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales.

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Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station

Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station serves the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, and is the passenger terminus of the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction.

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Brass band

A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting primarily of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section.

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Caernarfon

Caernarfon is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Caernarfon are towns in Gwynedd.

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Chester

Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England-Wales border.

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Cilgwyn quarry

Cilgwyn quarry is a slate quarry located on the north edge of the Nantlle Vale, in North Wales.

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Clough Williams-Ellis

Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, CBE, MC (28 May 1883 – 9 April 1978) was a Welsh architect known chiefly as the creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion in North Wales.

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A community (cymuned) is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales.

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Conwy Valley line

The Conwy Valley line is a railway line in north-west Wales.

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Crimea Pass

The Crimea Pass (Bwlch y Gorddinan) is a mountain pass in North Wales, on the A470 road between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Dolwyddelan connecting the counties of Gwynedd and Conwy. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Crimea Pass are Ffestiniog.

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Cwm Penmachno

Cwm Penmachno (historically called Tre-Gynwal) is a village at the head of Cwm Machno in North Wales.

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Cwmorthin quarry

Cwmorthin quarry was a slate quarry west of the village of Tanygrisiau, north Wales.

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Cwt y Bugail quarry

The Cwt y Bugail quarry is a former slate quarry located east of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales.

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David Felgate (born 4 March 1960) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.

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David Nash (artist)

David John Nash, OBE RA (born 14 November 1945) is a British sculptor based in Blaenau Ffestiniog.

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Deiniolen

Deiniolen is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, at the foot of Elidir Fawr, in Llanddeiniolen Community.

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Diphwys Casson quarry

Diphwys Casson quarry (sometimes known as Diphwys quarry or Diffwys quarry) was a major slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales.

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Dolgellau

Dolgellau is a town and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Dolgellau are towns in Gwynedd.

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Dolwyddelan

Dolwyddelan is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales.

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Dolwyddelan Castle

Dolwyddelan Castle (Castell Dolwyddelan) is a thirteenth-century castle located west of Dolwyddelan in Conwy County Borough, North Wales.

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Dorothea quarry

Dorothea quarry is a disused slate quarry in the Nantlle Valley area in North Wales.

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Draisine

A draisine is a light auxiliary rail vehicle, driven by service personnel, equipped to transport crew and material necessary for the maintenance of railway infrastructure.

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Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Senedd constituency)

Dwyfor Meirionnydd is a constituency of the Senedd, first created for the former Assembly's 2007 election.

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Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency)

Dwyfor Meirionnydd is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster), held by Liz Saville Roberts of Plaid Cymru.

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Festiniog and Blaenau Railway

The Festiniog & Blaenau Railway (F&BR) was a narrow gauge railway built in 1868 to connect the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales with the slate quarries around Tanymanod and the village of Llan Ffestiniog, to the south.

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Ffestiniog

Ffestiniog is a community in Gwynedd, Wales, containing several villages, in particular the settlements of Llan Ffestiniog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Ffestiniog are towns in Gwynedd.

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Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital

Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital (Ysbyty Coffa Ffestiniog) was a hospital in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales.

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Ffestiniog Railway

The Ffestiniog Railway (Rheilffordd Ffestiniog) is a heritage railway based on narrow-gauge, located in Gwynedd, Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Ffestiniog Railway are Ffestiniog and slate industry in Wales.

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Frisbee

A frisbee (pronounced), also called a flying disc or simply a disc, is a gliding toy or sporting item that is generally made of injection-molded plastic and roughly in diameter with a pronounced lip.

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Gai Toms

Gareth 'Gai' J Thomas 'Toms' (born 14 September 1976 in Bangor, Wales) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, musician, producer and actor.

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George Orwell

Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was a British novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell, a name inspired by his favourite place River Orwell.

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Gloddfa Ganol

Gloddfa Ganol (also known as the Gloddfa Ganol Mountain Center) was a museum dedicated to the Welsh slate industry and narrow-gauge railways, situated in the Oakeley slate quarry in Blaenau Ffestiniog.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales.

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Gwyn Thomas (poet)

Gwyn Thomas, FLSW (2 September 1936 – 13 April 2016) was a Welsh poet and academic.

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Gwynedd

Gwynedd is a county in the north-west of Wales.

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Harlech

Harlech is a seaside resort and community in Gwynedd, North Wales, and formerly in the historic county of Merionethshire. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Harlech are towns in Gwynedd.

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Holyhead

Holyhead (Caergybi, "Cybi's fort") is the largest town and a community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales, with a population of 13,659 at the 2011 census.

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Hydropower

Hydropower (from Ancient Greek -, "water"), also known as water power, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines.

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Idwal Pugh

Sir Idwal Vaughan Pugh KCB (10 February 1918 – 21 April 2010) was a civil servant who was Permanent Secretary at the Welsh Office and distinguished himself as Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England, Scotland and Wales (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman).

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John Cowper Powys

John Cowper Powys (8 October 187217 June 1963) was an English novelist, philosopher, lecturer, critic and poet born in Shirley, Derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879.

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John Kelt Edwards

John Kelt Edwards (4 March 1875 – 11 October 1934) was a Welsh artist and cartoonist.

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Kyffin Williams

Sir John Kyffin Williams, (9 May 1918 – 1 September 2006) was a Welsh landscape painter who lived at Pwllfanogl, Llanfairpwll, on the Island of Anglesey.

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Lake District

The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region and national park in Cumbria, North West England.

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Llan Ffestiniog

Llan Ffestiniog, also known as Ffestiniog or simply Llan, is a village in Gwynedd (formerly in the county of Merionethshire), Wales, about 2 miles south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llan Ffestiniog are Ffestiniog.

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Llandudno

Llandudno is a seaside resort, town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea.

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Llandudno Junction railway station

Llandudno Junction (Cyffordd Llandudno) is a station serving the village of Llandudno Junction on the North Wales Main Line between and.

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Llangollen

Llangollen is a town and community, situated on the River Dee, in Denbighshire, Wales.

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Llanrwst

Llanrwst ('church or parish of Saint Grwst') is a market town and community on the A470 road and the River Conwy, in Conwy County Borough, Wales, and the historic county of Denbighshire.

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Llŷn Peninsula

The Llŷn Peninsula (Penrhyn Llŷn or italic) extends into the Irish Sea from North West Wales, south west of the Isle of Anglesey. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llŷn Peninsula are Tourism in Gwynedd.

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Llechwedd quarry

Llechwedd quarry is a major slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, north Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llechwedd quarry are Ffestiniog.

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Llechwedd Slate Caverns

Llechwedd is a visitor attraction near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llechwedd Slate Caverns are Ffestiniog.

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Llwybr Llaethog

Llwybr Llaethog (Welsh for Milky Way, although the Milky Way has several names in Welsh folklore) are an experimental Welsh language band that effectively mix such varied musical genres as rap, dub, reggae, hip hop, and punk in their music.

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Llywelyn ab Iorwerth

Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (– 11 April 1240), also known as Llywelyn the Great (Llywelyn Fawr), was a medieval Welsh ruler.

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London and North Western Railway

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922.

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Maenofferen quarry

Maenofferen quarry (also known as Maen Offeren quarry) is a major slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, north Wales and one of the major users of the Ffestiniog Railway. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Maenofferen quarry are Ffestiniog.

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Maentwrog

Maentwrog is a village and community in the Welsh county of Merionethshire (now part of Gwynedd), lying in the Vale of Ffestiniog just below Blaenau Ffestiniog, within the Snowdonia National Park.

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Manod Mawr

Manod Mawr is a mountain in North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Manod Mawr are Ffestiniog.

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Margarette Golding

Margarette "Peggy" Golding (born Margarette Owen; November 1881 – 1939) was a Welsh born nurse and businessperson who was the founder of the "Inner Wheel" club in Manchester that has grown to be an international organisation - originally open to the wives of members of the Rotary Club only, but now open to all.

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Meirionnydd

italic is a coastal and mountainous region of Wales.

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Men's chorus

A men's chorus or male voice choir (MVC) (German: Männerchor), is a choir consisting of men who sing with either a tenor or bass voice, and whose music is typically arranged into high and low tenors (1st and 2nd tenor), and high and low basses (1st and 2nd bass; or baritone and bass)—and shortened to the letters TTBB.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaenau_Ffestiniog

Also known as Bethania, Gwynedd, Blaenau Festiniog, Blaenau-Ffestiniog, Cae Clyd, Rhiwbryfdir, Ysgol y Moelwyn.

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Blaenau Ffestiniog, the Glossary

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See also

Ffestiniog

Slate industry in Wales

Tourism in Gwynedd

Towns in Gwynedd

References