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Abergynolwyn
Abergynolwyn in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Abergynolwyn is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Abergynolwyn (English: Mouth of the River with a Whirlpool) is a village in southern Gwynedd, Wales, located at the confluence of the Nant Gwernol and the Afon Dysynni. The population of the community which is named after the village of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant was 339 at the 2011 census.
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Background
History
Historically, the village was part of Merionethshire and its main industry was slate quarrying. The village was founded in the 1860s to house workers at the nearby Bryn Eglwys quarry. The quarry brought in migrant workers from other areas of Wales and at one time the village had an Anglican church and three nonconformist chapels. The slate was shipped to the coast on the Talyllyn Railway. A decline in the demand for Welsh slate caused reductions in the workforce, and the quarry finally closed in 1948. Today farming, forestry and tourism are the major local industries.
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- Coordinates
- 52.6447, -3.9535
Sources
- wikidata: Q3398874 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Abergynolwyn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Abergynolwyn?
- Abergynolwyn is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.6447°, -3.9535°.