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Penygroes, Gwynedd etymology

The name of the village is derived from pen “end” + y “[of] the” + croes “cross”, referring to the crossing at the village of Carmel, Rhyd-ddu and Porthllyfni with the main Caernarfon–Porthmadog road.

You can visit Penygroes, Gwynedd places with Walkfo Penygroes, Gwynedd to hear history at Penygroes, Gwynedd’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Penygroes, Gwynedd has 18 places to visit in our interactive Penygroes, Gwynedd map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Penygroes, Gwynedd, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Penygroes, Gwynedd places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Penygroes, Gwynedd & the surrounding areas.

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Best Penygroes, Gwynedd places to visit

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Penygroes, Gwynedd has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Penygroes, Gwynedd’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Penygroes, Gwynedd’s information audio spots:

Pen-yr-Orsedd quarry Pen-yr-Orsedd quarry was a slate quarry in the Nantlle Valley in North Wales . It was one of the last slate quarries operating in the area, finally closing in 1979 .

Nantlle Valley The Nantlle Valley is an area in Gwynedd, North Wales, characterised by its numerous small settlements. Some of the communities came into being as a result of slate quarrying in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth centuries. The valley was important during the Middle Ages, with a clas or ecclesiastical college developed at Clynnog Fawr.

Arfon transmitting station The Arfon transmitting station is a facility for FM, DAB digital radio and television transmission near the villages of Nebo and Nasareth in Gwynedd, northwestern Wales. It includes a 308.5 m (1,012 ft) guyed mast with antennas attached at various heights. The mast is surmounted by a television transmitting antenna, making it the tallest structure in Wales.

Nantlle Vale F.C. Nantlle Vale F.C are a Welsh football club from Penygroes, near Caernarfon, formed around 1920. They play in the Ardal Leagues North West, which is at tier 3 of the Welsh football pyramid.

Penygroes railway station The narrow gauge, horse-drawn Nantlle Railway had a station near the site from 1856. In 1865 the narrow gauge line was closed, to be replaced and updated to standard gauge with contemporary facilities. It reopened in its eventual form in 1867 and closed in December 1964.

Glynllifon Glynllifon is the name of the old estate which belonged to the Lords Newborough, near the village of Llandwrog on the main A499 road in Gwynedd, Wales. The original mansion is now a privately owned Country House hotel and wedding venue.

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