and Pwllheli. By 1959 it was running every weekday, all year round. ref cite news work Trains ... through coaches to the northern part of the Cambrian Line passengers for stations to Pwllheli had ... from Machynlleth to Porthmadog or Pwllheli. In 2010, it was taken over by the West Coast Railway Company ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales welsh name constituency welsh assembly official name Morfa Nefyn unitary wales Gwynedd lieutenancy wales Gwynedd constituency welsh assembly Dwyfor Meirionnydd Assembly constituency Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency westminster Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK Parliament constituency Dwyfor Meirionnydd community wales Nefyn post town PWLLHELI postcode district LL53 postcode area LL dial code 01758 os grid reference SH282784 cardiff distance convert 115 mi km 0 abbr on static image Image Morfa Nefyn beach facing Yr Eifl geograph.org.uk 1427465.jpg 240px static image caption Morfa Nefyn beach facing Yr Eifl population population ref latitude 52.93 longitude 4.55 Morfa Nefyn is a small village located on the northern coast of the Ll n Peninsula in Wales . Location & Amenities It lies on the crossroads of the B4417 Nefyn Aberdaron and B4412 and has been a traditionally undiscovered destination. More recently, the village has seen a rise in popularity as house prices in nearby villages on the Ll n Peninsula such as Abersoch and Llanbedrog have risen rapidly. Many homes are now holiday homes and a complex of holiday apartments has recently been built by the entrance to the beach . The village has a couple of shops, B&B s and hotels. The neighbouring town of Nefyn has more in the way of shops and services, but for a more comprehensive range, Pwllheli is only 7 miles and about 10 minutes down the A497 road . The beach at Morfa Nefyn is mainly sand with small amounts of shale . Along the beach to the west is the small, picturesque fishing hamlet place hamlet of Porthdinllaen , famous for its pub , the Ty Coch, which lies at the top of the beach. Porthdinllaen is also home to the local Lifeboat rescue lifeboat station which houses an inshore lifeboat, as well as a dock for the local Coast Guard . External links http www.llyn.info Llyn.info Your online guide to the Llyn Peninsula http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 3497683 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Morfa ... more details
distinguish Blackrock railway station imported from Black Rock railway station , which now redirects to this page Infobox UK disused station name Black Rock Halt image name caption latitude 52.91688 longitude 4.20366 original Great Western Railway pregroup postgroup locale Between Criccieth & Porthmadog borough Gwynedd platforms 1 years 1923 events Opened years1 1976 events1 Closed Black Rock Halt was a railway station located in Gwynedd between Criccieth and Porthmadog . It was the last unstaffed halt before Pwllheli railway station Pwllheli on the route of the former Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway , until British Rail reduced Penychain railway station Penychain and Abererch railway station Abererch to unstaffed status, and served the popular beach at Black Rock Sands History Expand section date June 2008 The halt was opened on 9 September 1923 by the Great Western Railway who saw themselves as the holiday line and consisted of a convert 100 ft m adj mid long wooden platform. The station closed on safety grounds in August 1976, but was not removed from the working timetable until the following year when official closure took place. No trace of the wooden platform now remains. The site today Trains on the Cambrian Line pass the site of the former station, which is just about discernible on modern aerial photography. Sources Butt Stations Jowett Atlas Jowett Nationalised Historical Rail Start rail line next Criccieth railway station Criccieth br small Line and station open small previous Porthmadog railway station Porthmadog br small Line and station open small route Great Western Railway br p style background GWR light small Cambrian Coast Line small col GWR colour s end Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Black Rock Halt Railway Station Category Disused railway stations in Gwynedd Wales railstation stub ... more details
coord 52 52.3882 N 4 28.5193 W display title RAF Penrhos was a World War II Royal Air Force airfield at Penrhos, Gwynedd Penrhos , on the Ll n Peninsula near Pwllheli , Gwynedd . It was operational from 1 February 1937 to 21 October 1946 for armarment training, air observer, bombing and gunnery schools. In 1936 a decision was taken to establish an RAF bombing school at Penyberth, including the area of the low plateau in the bend of the river where the Afon Penrhos joins the Afon Geirch. Opposition was strongly felt, particularly as it was perceived that the sixteenth century house, Penyberth was, in Saunders Lewis words, one of the essential homes of Welsh culture, idiom and literature . As work proceeded, an arson attack was initiated. Nevertheless, the base came into operation in February 1937. Any knowledge of the attack was successfully kept hidden from the general public during WW2. In December 1940 a detachment from No. 312 Czechoslovak Squadron RAF No. 312 Czechoslovak Squadron was moved to protect Penrhos from German attack. The association which led in later years to the Polish Resettlement Corps using the site to house Polish soldiers, sailors and airmen who chose not to return to communist Poland. To this day, part of RAF Penrhos is in use as an old people s home for elderly Poles. RAF Hell s Mouth 5 miles to the south west was commissioned in February 1937 as a Relief Landing Ground, later an Emergency landing Ground for RAF Penrhos. Part of the site is now Pen y berth caravan park References Annand, David. RAF Penrhos near Pwllheli 1937 45 and RAF Llandwrog near Caernarvon 1940 45. Tywyn David Annand, 1986. http www.heneb.co.uk llynhlc llynhlcareasenglish geirch14.html DEFAULTSORT Penrhos Category Royal Air Force stations in Wales RAF stub ... more details
Infobox UK place country Wales latitude 52.886 longitude 4.486 official name Rhydyclafdy welsh name population 469 population ref 2001 static image name Bwyty Twnti Restaurant Rhydyclafdy geograph.org.uk 365398.jpg static image caption small The Twnti restaurant in the village small static image alt see WP ALT static image 2 name static image 2 width static image 2 caption static image 2 alt see WP ALT unitary wales Gwynedd lieutenancy wales Gwynedd constituency welsh assembly Dwyfor Meirionnydd Assembly constituency Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency westminster Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK Parliament constituency Dwyfor Meirionnydd community wales Buan postcode district LL53 postcode area LL post town PWLLHELI dial code 01758 os grid reference SH1726 cardiff distance Rhydyclafdy is a small village close to the southern coast of the Ll n Peninsula in the Wales Welsh county of Gwynedd . It lies 2.8 miles 4.58 km to the west of Pwllheli and 19.65 miles 31.62 km south west of Caernarfon . The village forms part of the community of Buan, Gwynedd Buan along with Boduan , and together they have a population of 469. ref name population cite web url http www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk dissemination viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection 03070&productId 779& ph 60 61&datasetInstanceId 3070&startColumn 1&numberOfColumns 8&containerAreaId 790560 title Census 2001 Parish Headcounts Gwynedd publisher Office for National Statistics accessdate 13 December 2011 ref Education Primary education is provided by Ysgol Rhydyclafdy, located in the village. The school is in the Ysgol Glan y M r catchment area and this is where the majority of students will go on to complete Secondary education . References Notes Reflist Gwynedd Gwynedd geo stub Category Villages in Gwynedd cy Rhydyclafdy eu Rhyd y clafdy ... more details
Image Gwynedd fields.jpg thumb 250px View of Tremadog bay in Gwynedd in Wales, from the vicinity of Harlech. Tremadog Bay is a large inlet of Cardigan Bay , defined by the north Cambrian Coast and the Ll n peninsula of north Wales . The River Glaslyn flows into the north of bay and St Tudwal s Islands lie at the western end of the bay. Pwllheli the main market town of the Ll n Peninsula along with the historic towns Harlech and Cricieth , and Abersoch a popular location for water sports all lie on its shores. External links http www.ccw.gov.uk news index.cfm?action Press&ID 738&lang en Overview of its marine biology oscoor gbx SH4131 Gwynedd geo stub coord 52.85295 N 4.36277 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 SH4131 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Cardigan Bay cy Bae Tremadog eu Tremadog badia nn Tremadog Bay pl Zatoka Tremadoc ... more details
the 1960s there was a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill ... railway station Machynlleth where the route connects to the main Cambrian Line to Pwllheli railway station Pwllheli through Aberdyfi. s rail start noclear yes s rail title National Rail s rail national ... more details
coord 52.8897 4.4466 display title region GB scale 2000 Plas Bodegroes is a former country house, located near Pwllheli , Gwynedd . The Grade2 listed Georgian architecture Georgian country house stands in its own grounds on the Ll n peninsula , in the far north west of Wales . Owned by Chris and Gunna Chown since 1986, it was until 2006 Wales only Michelin Guide Michelin Starred restaurant, ref citeweb url http www.timesonline.co.uk tol life and style food and drink article3241478.ece title The 2008 Michelin starred restaurants publisher The Times date 2008 01 24 accessdate 2008 10 08 ref , and the only 5 star rated restaurant with a hotel in Wales in 2009 it lost its Michelin star ref name Loses Michelin star http www.walesonline.co.uk news wales news 2009 01 28 why wales needs more michelin stars 91466 22798169 Wales Online News ref . References reflist External links http www.bodegroes.co.uk restaurant.htm Plas Bodegroes website Category Restaurants in Wales Category Buildings and structures in Gwynedd restaurant stub Wales struct stub Wales company stub ... more details
Lloyd Edwards Pwllheli 2006 07 Craig Papirnyk Barmouth & Dyffryn United 2007 08 Chris Parry Llanllyfni ... 40 2006 07 Carl Ryan Barmouth & Dyffryn 35 2005 06 Peter Griffiths Pwllheli 31 2004 05 Gareth ... 32 1998 99 David Jones Pwllheli 34 1997 98 Viv Williams Amlwch Town 43 1996 97 Matthew Evans Llanrwst ... more details
Howard Guerin le Peton 19 January 1895 in Pwllheli , Wales 19 September 1981 in Wisbech , Cambridgeshire , England ref name CAP http www.cricketarchive.co.uk Archive Players 26 26805 26805.html Cricket Archive profile ref was a Welsh born Irish cricketer . A right handed batsman , ref name CAP he played just once for the Ireland cricket team , a first class cricket first class match against Scotland national cricket team Scotland in August 1921. ref http www.cricketeurope4.net CSTATZ irelandall ire161.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Le Peton, Howard ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 19 January 1895 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 19 September 1981 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Le Peton, Howard Category 1895 births Category 1981 deaths Category Irish cricketers Category People from Wisbech Ireland cricket bio stub ... more details
Infobox UK station symbol rail name Criccieth other name lang cy Cricieth code CCC image name Criccieth railway station in 2008.jpg manager Arriva Trains Wales locale Criccieth borough Gwynedd latitude 52.918 longitude 4.238 platforms 1 lowusage0405 13,049 lowusage0506 12,518 decrease lowusage0607 16,546 increase lowusage0708 25,334 increase lowusage0809 18,782 decrease original Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway pregroup Cambrian Railways postgroup Great Western Railway years events Criccieth railway station serves the seaside town of Criccieth on the Ll n Peninsula in Gwynedd , Wales . This railway station is on the Cambrian Line Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli , Harlech , Barmouth , Machynlleth and Shrewsbury . Until the line between Bangor and Afonwen was closed during the 1960s there was a through service in the summer to and from London Euston via Crewe, Chester, Llandudno Junction and Caernarvon the Pwllheli portion was detached at Afonwen and the forward coaches proceeded to Portmadoc the spellings are those used at the time . There was also a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth. Formerly a two platform station with a passing loop , the station is now a single platform, unstaffed halt. The main station building is in private use. s rail start noclear yes s rail title National Rail s rail national next Penychain previous Porthmadog toc Arriva Trains Wales route Cambrian Coast Line Historical Rail Insert rail line next Afon Wen railway station Afon Wen br small Line open station closed small previous Black Rock Halt railway station Black Rock Halt br small Line open station closed small route Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway br p style background GWR light small Cambrian Railways small col GWR colour s end File Criccieth railway station MMB 02.jpg thumb left Looking west from Criccieth station Sources commons category Butt Stations Jowett Atlas Category Railw ... more details
A497 Pwllheli Porthmadog road. British Rail requested the permission of the Secretary of State for Transport ... and Pwllheli , including Tywyn , Barmouth , Harlech and Porthmadog . Passengers can connect at Machynlleth ... next Pwllheli previous Penychain toc Arriva Trains Wales route Cambrian Coast Line Historical Rail Insert rail line next Pwllheli railway station Pwllheli br small Line and station open small previous ... more details
non league football for Pwllheli F.C. Pwllheli and became their part time manager. He also ran a hotel ... Category Rhyl F.C. managers Category Pwllheli F.C. players de T. G. Jones fr Thomas George Jones ... more details
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Ynyslas Llandre railway station Llandre Bow Street, Ceredigion Bow Street Dovey Junction to Pwllheli ... was only released, for limited testing between Pwllheli and Harlech, in February 2010. Three ... on the cab display. The Cambrian ERTMS Pwllheli to Harlech rehearsal commenced on 13 February 2010 ... on this route. The first train departed Pwllheli at 0853hrs in ERTMS Level 2 Operation with GSM ... Pwllheli and Harlech and the previous Radio Electronic Token Block system removed. On 18 March 2011 ... portion continuing to from Pwllheli railway station Pwllheli , the other to from Aberystwyth railway ... more details
via Crewe, Chester, Llandudno Junction and Caernarvon the Pwllheli portion was detached at Afonwen and the forward ... a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth ... more details
Distinguish2 the Barmouth SEPTA station former SEPTA station in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Infobox UK station symbol rail name Barmouth other name lang cy Abermaw code BRM image name Barmouth railway station MMB 07.jpg manager Arriva Trains Wales locale Barmouth borough Gwynedd platforms 2 start lowusage0405 space 2 162,219 lowusage0506 decrease 159,750 lowusage0607 decrease 127,982 lowusage0708 increase 139,844 usage0809 increase 0.148 usage0910 increase 0.157 Barmouth railway station serves the seaside resort seaside town of Barmouth in Gwynedd , Wales . The station is on the Cambrian Line Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Harlech , Porthmadog , Pwllheli , Tywyn , Aberdovey , Machynlleth and Shrewsbury . Between Morfa Mawddach railway station Morfa Mawddach and Barmouth the railway crosses the Afon Mawddach on the famous Barmouth Bridge The southbound platform was improved in 2003 and is now home to Barmouth s tourist information centre. The station is unstaffed, but the tourist information centre provides a travel information service. The building also houses a small museum devoted to the history of Barmouth. The station originally extended further south, with a platform for trains to Ruabon Barmouth Line Dolgellau and Ruabon on the south side of the level crossing. This platform became disused following the closure of the Dolgellau line in 1965, but remained in situ with its waiting room until the early 1990s. It was demolished to make way for a bus stop and car park. The goods yard was redeveloped around the same time by Co operative Retail Services and, as at Tywyn and Pwllheli, is now occupied by a supermarket. Until the 1960s there was a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth. The station signal box , also on the south side of the level crossing, became disused in the 1980s as the Cambrian Line s traditional Railway signalling signalling system was replaced with radio s ... more details
2007. The 2009 world champs were in Pwllheli , Wales on 8 14 August. Pwllheli Sailing Club The 2010 ... 2253 Split,CRO 2008 Ben Lutze NZL 2488 Tavira, POR 2009 Declan Burn NZL 2592 Pwllheli, GBR 2010 Chris ... more details
specialist school is Ysgol Hafod Lon in Pwllheli . Year 7 pupils travel to Botwnnog Ysgol ... tend to attend Ysgol Glan y Mor in Pwllheli, convert 7 mi km away. Citation needed date April 2010 ... more details
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