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Merionethshire was a maritime county, bounded to the north by Caernarfonshire, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Cardiganshire, and to the west by Cardigan Bay. With a total area of 1,731 km 2 (668 sq miles), it was one of the more sparsely populated counties in Great Britain. The Merioneth area remains one of the ...
52°59′38″N 3°56′20″W / 52.994°N 3.939°W / 52.994; -3.939. Blaenau Ffestiniog (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbleɨ̯naɨ̯ fɛstˈɪnjɔg]) is a town in Gwynedd, Wales. Once a slate mining centre in historic Merionethshire, it now relies much on tourists, drawn for instance to the Ffestiniog Railway and Llechwedd Slate Caverns.
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Merionethshire is a county on the sea coast and of the mountains. It lies between Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire both to the north and Montgomeryshire to the south. Much of Merionethshire is in the mountains reaching in from Snowdonia, a land of rough mountainous terrain. The county's two rival county towns lie either side of the Snowdonia massif...
Merionethshire's name, in legend and possibly in fact, is from Meirion, a grandson of the mighty chief Cunedda who ruled this corner of Britain in late Roman or sub-Roman times. The county was formed in 1284 under the terms of the Statute of Rhuddlan from the Cantrefiof: 1. Meirionnydd 2. Dunoding (but only the larger Ardudwy commote) 3. Penllyn 4....
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The main towns of Merioneth are: 1. Dolgellau 2. Aberdovey 3. Bala 4. Barmouth 5. Blaenau Ffestiniog 6. Corwen 7. Ffestiniog 8. Harlech 9. Tywyn
Lake Bala, BalaCadair Idris mountain SH711130Castell y Bere SH667085Cymer Abbey SH721195Aug 2, 2023 · Wales Merioneth. Merionethshire, or sometimes Merioneth, (Welsh: Sir Feirionnydd or Meirionnydd or Meirion) was one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales. The county was formed in 1284 under the terms of the Statute of Rhuddlan from the cantrefi (hundreds) of Meirionnydd; the Ardudwy commote of Dunoding; Penllyn and the Lordship of Dinmael.
Dolgellau (/ dɒlˈɡɛhlaɪ /; [2] Welsh pronunciation: [dɔlˈɡɛɬaɨ]) is a town and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the traditional county town of the historic county of Merionethshire until the county of Gwynedd was created in 1974.
generally is the most mountainous in Wales, although some of the mountains of Carnarvonshire rise to greater elevations. Merioneth abounds in wild and romantic mountain scenery, beautiful and fertile valleys, and fine views of sea and lake and river.
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Welcome to the Merioneth Historical and Record Society’s website. We are an established Society founded in 1939 and are interested in all aspects of the history of the former County of Merioneth which dates from 1284 and became part of Gwynedd under the 1974 Welsh counties reorganisation. Our interests include archaeology, buildings, family ...
