There are at least two villages called Talybont or Tal y bont in the Welsh principal area of Gwynedd Talybont, Bangor in Caernarfonshire Talybont, Barmouth in Merionethshire geodis ... more details
Gwynedd Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the counties of Caernarfonshire , Anglesey and Merionethshire , Wales . The force was formed in 1950 by the merger of Caernarfonshire Constabulary , Anglesey Constabulary and Merionethshire Constabulary . It was itself amalgamated with Flintshire Constabulary and Denbighshire Constabulary in 1967, the combined force also being known as the Gwynedd Constabulary, renamed North Wales Police in 1974. In 1965, the force had an establishment of 308 and an actual strength of 296. ref The Thin Blue Line , Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965 ref Footnotes reflist Category Defunct police forces of the United Kingdom Category History of Caernarfonshire Category History of Anglesey Category History of Merionethshire Category 1967 disestablishments Category Government agencies established in 1950 UK law enforcement agency stub ... more details
infobox historic subdivision Name Glaslyn Image HQ Status Rural District Start 1894 End 1934 Replace Gwyrfai Rural District , Ll n Rural District , Criccieth Criccieth Urban District , Porthmadog Porthmadog Urban District Civic Glaslyn was a rural district in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire from 1894 to 1934. The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of Ffestiniog Festiniog Sanitary District Rural Sanitary District in Caernarfonshire. The district was named after Glaslyn , a lake at the centre of the area. The district contained three civil parish es Beddgelert Dolbenmaen Treflys The rural district was abolished by a Local Government Act 1929 County Review Order in 1934. Beddgelert passed to Gwyrfai Rural District , and Dolbenmaen to Ll n Rural District . Treflys parish was abolished, most of it becoming part of Dolbenmaen parish, with parts going to the urban district s of Criccieth and Porthmadog . Sources Census of England and Wales County Report for Carnarvonshire, 1901, 1911, 1921 Census of England and Wales County Report for Caernarvonshire 1931 Caernarvonshire Administrative County Vision of Britain http www.visionofbritain.org.uk unit page.jsp?u id 10061430 Category Caernarfonshire ... more details
Porth is the name of several places in Cornwall and Wales . There is also a crater on Mars named Porth, see Porth crater . Porth was also the surname of tax protestor Arthur Porth . Porth means either door gate or port harbour ferry. Cornwall Mawgan Porth Perranporth Porth, Cornwall Porth Porthcothan Porthcurno Porthgwarra Porthhallow Porthilly Porthleven Porthloo Porthmeor Portholland Porthoustock Porthtowan Porth Reservoir Wales Porth, Pembrokeshire Porth , Rhondda Cynon Taff Porth Colmon , Caernarfonshire Porth Sgiwed , Monmouthshire Porth Ysgewin , Monmouthshire Porth, Y, Glamorgan Porthaethwy , Anglesey Porthcawl , Bridgend Porthceri , Glamorgan Portheiddy Pembrokeshire Porthgain , Pembrokeshire Porth Gain , Pembrokeshire Porthkerry , Vale of Glamorgan Porthllechog , Anglesey Porthmadog , Caernarfonshire Porth y felin , Anglesey Porthyrhyd , Carmarthenshire disambig br Porth ... more details
coord 52.933 4.405 display title region GB scale 200000 Unreferenced date October 2006 The ancient Welsh cantref of Ll n in north west Wales was part of the kingdom of Gwynedd for much of its history until it was included in the new county of Caernarfonshire , together with Cantref Arfon Arfon and Cantref Arllechwedd Arllechwedd under the terms of the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284 . DEFAULTSORT Cantref Llyn Category Cantrefs Llyn, Cantref Gwynedd geo stub cy Ll n ... more details
Creuddyn may refer to The Creuddyn Peninsula , in Conwy county borough Creuddyn, Ceredigion , a historic commote of Ceredigion Creuddyn, Rhos , a historic commote of Cantref Rhos north Wales Rhos in the kingdom of Gwynedd , and later of Caernarfonshire Llanfihangel y Creuddyn , a village and parish in Ceredigion Ysgol y Creuddyn , a secondary school in Penrhyn Bay keep this wikilink as main link redirects to general schools article section for county disambig cy Creuddyn ... more details
Eifion may refer to Places Eifion UK Parliament constituency in Caernarfonshire, Wales L n Eifion , part of L n Las Cymru, the Welsh National Cycle Route A Welsh given name Eifion Jones 1925 2004 , a Welsh marine botanist Eifion Jones cricketer born 1942 , a Welsh cricketer Eifion Lewis Roberts born 1981 , a Welsh international rugby union player Eifion Williams born 1975 , a Welsh footballer Eliseus Williams Eifion Wyn 1867 1926 , a Welsh language poet disambig ... more details
was perhaps intended metaphorically rather than literally and a warrant was issued in Caernarfonshire ... after spending 10 weeks in prison. He then returned to Caernarfonshire and worked as a physician ... more details
Arms of Caernarvonshire County Council granted by the College of Arms 21st July 1949 . The shield was composed of the combined arms of Owain Gwynedd and Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf Llywelyn the Last . The three eagles were the arms of the former prince, buried in Bangor Cathedral in 1169 . The three eagles were also emblazoned on the banners borne by the men of Caernarvonshire at the Battle of Agincourt , according to Michael Drayton . The four lions were the arms of Prince Llywelyn. They later became the arms of the Principality of Wales . The crest was a castle, for the Conwy Castle Conway , Criccieth and Caernarfon Caernarvon castles. Rising from the castle were the Prince of Wales s feathers . The supporters were sea dragons Welsh red dragons terminating in a fishtail. They were intended to signify the maritime situation and associations of the County. The base or compartment of rocks, depicted the coast and mountains of Caernarvonshire. The motto Cadernid Gwynedd , is a quotation from the Mabinogion . Source Leaflet issued by County Council in 1950 . Licensing Non free logo The uploader believes the use of this image in Wikipedia constitutes fair use to illustrate the insignia of the extinct local authority detailed in the article Caernarfonshire . Source County Council Leaflet c. 1958 . Removed from the following pages Caernarfonshire User OrphanBot OrphanBot 10 18, 3 January 2007 UTC Category Coat of arms images Category Images of official seals ... more details
Richard Hughes Williams 1878 &ndash 26 July 1919 , or Dic Tryfan , was a Welsh language writer of short stories, born in Rhosgadfan in the old county of Caernarfonshire Gwynedd , north Wales . Most of his stories are set in the slate quarrying communities of his native Caernarfonshire. He was known to the renowned Welsh novelist Kate Roberts author Kate Roberts , an early admirer of his work who grew up in the same area. Works Tair Stori Fer 1916 Straeon y Chwarel c. 1918 References http yba.llgc.org.uk en s WILL HUG 1878.html Welsh Biography Online Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Williams, Richard Hughes ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1878 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 26 July 1919 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Williams, Richard Hughes Category 1878 births Williams Dic Tryfan , Richard Hughes Category 1919 deaths Williams Dic Tryfan , Richard Hughes Category Welsh language writers Williams Dic Tryfan , Richard Hughes Category Welsh short story writers Williams Dic Tryfan , Richard Hughes Wales bio stub cy Richard Hughes Williams Dic Tryfan ... more details
About the county of Western Australia the historical county of Wales Caernarfonshire Unreferenced date December 2011 Image Western Australia cadastral divisions.png thumb 250px 26 counties of Western Australia Carnarvon County was one of the 26 counties of Western Australia that were designated in 1829 as Lands administrative divisions of Western Australia cadastral divisions . It approximately corresponds to southern part of the Yilgarn Land District which was gazetted in 1903 and forms the basis for land titles in the area. Coord 31 00 S 118 51 E display title region AU WA type landmark scale 1000000 Counties of Western Australia Category Counties of Western Australia ... more details
taxobox regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Lamiales familia Orobanchaceae genus Euphrasia species E. cambrica binomial Euphrasia cambrica binomial authority Pugsley Euphrasia cambrica is a plant from the genus Euphrasia , in the family Orobanchaceae . It is Endemism endemic to North Wales where it occurs on mountains in the vice counties of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire . ref Stace C. 1997 . The New Flora of The British Isles, Second Edition. Cambridge Cambridge University Press ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Euphrasia Cambrica Category Euphrasia cambrica Lamiales stub ... more details
no footnotes date October 2010 infobox historic subdivision Name Ogwen Image HQ Bangor, Gwynedd Bangor Status Rural District Start 1894 End 1974 Replace Arfon district Borough of Arfon Civic PopulationFirst 6,593 PopulationFirstYear 1901 PopulationLast 4,976 PopulationLastYear 1971 AreaFirst convert 44058 acre km2 AreaFirstYear 1901 AreaLast convert 32526 acre km2 AreaLastYear 1961 Ogwen was a rural district in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire in Wales from 1894 to 1974. The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the former Bangor, Gwynedd Bangor Sanitary district Rural Sanitary District in Caernarfonshire. The rest on the Isle of Anglesey , formed Aethwy Rural District . The district was named after the River Ogwen and Ogwen Valley . The district contained the following civil parish es Aber Llandygai Llanllechid Pentir In 1894 the urban district of Bethesda, Gwynedd Bethesda was formed from part of Llanllechid parish. The rural district lost further territory under a Local Government Act 1929 County Review Order in 1934 parts of Llandygai and Llanlechid were transferred to Capel Curig parish in Nant Conwy Rural District , and parts of Llandygai and Pentir was included in an extension of the boundaries of the Bangor, Gwynedd Municipal Borough of Bangor . The rural district was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 , with its area becoming part of the Arfon district Borough of Arfon , one of five districts of Wales districts of the new county of Gwynedd . Sources Census of England and Wales County Report for Carnarvonshire, 1901, 1911, 1921 Census of England and Wales County Report for Caernarvonshire 1931 Caernarvonshire Administrative County Vision of Britain http www.visionofbritain.org.uk unit page.jsp?u id 10061430 Category Caernarfonshire ... more details
UK former constituency infobox Name Eifion Type Year 1885 Abolition 1918 members one Previous Caernarvonshire UK Parliament constituency Caernarvonshire Next Caernarvonshire UK Parliament constituency Caernarvonshire Eifion was a United Kingdom constituencies parliamentary constituency in Caernarfonshire , Wales . It returned one Member of Parliament MP to the British House of Commons House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , elected by the first past the post system. History The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the United Kingdom general election, 1885 1885 general election , and abolished for the United Kingdom general election, 1918 1918 general election . Boundaries Empty section date June 2008 Members of Parliament class wikitable colspan 2 Election Member Party style background color Liberal Party UK meta color United Kingdom general election, 1885 1885 John Bryn Roberts Liberal Party UK Liberal style background color Liberal Party UK meta color United Kingdom general election, 1906 1906 Ellis William Davies Liberal Party UK Liberal colspan 2 align center United Kingdom general election, 1918 1918 colspan 2 constituency abolished Election results Empty section date June 2008 References Rayment hc e 1 cite book last Craig first F. W. S. authorlink F. W. S. Craig title British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 origyear 1974 edition 2nd year 1989 publisher Parliamentary Research Services location Chichester id ISBN 0 900178 27 2 DEFAULTSORT Eifion Uk Parliament Constituency Category History of Caernarfonshire Category Historic parliamentary constituencies in North Wales Category United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885 Category United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1918 Category Politics of Caernarfonshire UK hist constituency stub cy Eifion etholaeth seneddol ... more details
Wiktionary aber Aber Aber may refer to in geography Aber placename element Abergwyngregyn , popularly known by the short form Aber Aberystwyth , popularly known by the short form Aber Aber Village Powys in South Wales in transport Aber railway station , on the Rhymney Line serving the town of Caerphilly, south Wales, United Kingdom Aber LNWR railway station , disused railway station on the North Wales Coast Line in Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom Other uses Aberystwyth University , sometimes colloquially known as Aber Harry Winston Diamond Corporation , a Canadian diamond mining company formerly known as Aber Persons with the surname Aber Chuck Aber born Charles Robert Aber , American actor Al Aber 1927 1993 , left handed Major League Baseball pitcher Persons with the given name Aber Aber Whitcomb born 1977 , CTO and co founder of MySpace disambig fr Aber homonymie ... more details
Image Trebor Mai.jpg right thumb 300pix Trebor Mai Robert Williams 25 May 1830 5 August 1877 , usually referred to by his bardic name Trebor Mai , was a Welsh language poet, born in Llanrhychwyn , near Llanrwst , in the old county of Caernarfonshire , north Wales . ref http yba.llgc.org.uk en s WILL ROB 1830.html Dictionary of Welsh Biography ref He is chiefly remembered today for his Englyn englynion . Works Fy Noswyl 1861 Geninen 1869 References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Williams ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 25 May 1830 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 5 August 1877 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Williams Trebor Mai , Robert Category 1830 births Category 1877 deaths Category Welsh writers Wales bio stub cy Robert Williams Trebor Mai ... more details
This is a list of the Historic counties of Wales ancient counties of Wales as recorded by the 1831 census, ordered by their area. class wikitable Rank County Area acre s 1 Carmarthenshire 606,331 2 Glamorgan 547,494 3 Montgomeryshire 483,323 4 Brecknockshire 460,158 5 Ceredigion Cardiganshire 443,387 6 Pembrokeshire 401,691 7 Denbighshire historic Denbighshire 386,052 8 Merionethshire 385,291 9 Caernarfonshire 370,273 10 Monmouthshire historic Monmouthshire 324,310 11 Radnorshire 272,128 12 Anglesey 193,453 13 Flintshire historic Flintshire 184,905 References 1831 census UK Census area and population Category Historic counties of Wales Category United Kingdom Census 1831 Category Lists of Welsh counties Historic ... more details
unsourced date September 2010 coord 53.302 3.805 display title region GB scale 200000 Unreferenced date August 2009 Infobox historic subdivision Name Aberconwy HQ Llandudno Status Districts of Wales Borough Start 1974 End 1996 Replace Conwy County Borough Civic Image Aberconwyarms.PNG 200px The arms of Aberconwy Borough Council Map Image WalesAberconwy1974.png 200px Aberconwy shown within Wales The Borough of Aberconwy was one of five Districts of Wales district s of Gwynedd , north west Wales , from 1974 to 1996. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 , on April 1, 1974 from parts of the administrative county administrative counties of Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire historic Denbighshire . From Caernarfonshire came the municipal borough of Conwy , the urban district s of Betws y Coed , Llandudno , Llanfairfechan and Penmaenmawr , and Nant Conwy Rural District . From Denbighshire came the urban district of Llanrwst , and the civil parish parishes of Eglwysbach , Llanddoged , Llanrwst Rural , Llansantffraid Glan Conwy and Tir Ifan . The parishes had been part of the rural district s of Aled Rural District Aled and Hiraethog Rural District Hiraethog . The district was abolished in 1996, with its area passing to Aberconwy and Colwyn, shortly afterwards renamed Conwy County Borough . However, some council services are still split into Aberconwy and Colwyn districts such as the registration of births, deaths and marriages . In 2003 , the area of the former district was moved from the preserved county of Gwynedd, to Clwyd . Wales Districts DEFAULTSORT Aberconwy District Category History of Conwy County Borough Category Former subdivisions of Wales Category Districts of Wales abolished in 1996 Category History of Gwynedd Conwy geo stub no Aberconwy ... more details
Infobox historic subdivision Name Conwy Image HQ Conwy Status Rural District Start 1894 End 1934 Replace Nant Conwy Rural District Civic PopulationFirst 6,364 PopulationFirstYear 1901 PopulationLast 4,529 PopulationLastYear 1931 AreaFirst convert 26135 acre km2 AreaFirstYear 1901 AreaLast convert 23883 acre km2 AreaLastYear 1931 Conwy was a rural district in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire , North Wales from 1894 to 1934. The rural district had the same area as the Conwy Sanitary District Rural Sanitary District , created in 1875. The district contained the following civil parish es Caerhun Dolgarrog Llanbedr y Cennin Llanbedr y Cennin Llangelynin Llangwstenin sup 1 sup Llechwedd, Conwy Llechwedd Llysfaen Detached part of the county sup 2 sup Penrhyn Bay Penrhyn sup 1 sup sup 1 sup In 1928 the borough of Conwy was enlarged to take in parts of Llangwstenin and Penrhyn parishes. sup 2 sup In 1923 Llysfaen was transferred to the administrative county of Denbighshire , forming part of Colwyn Bay urban district. Conwy Rural District was abolished by a Local Government Act 1929 County Review Order on 1 April 1934. Caerhun, Dolgarrog, Llanbedr Y Cennin, Llangelynin, and Llechwedd became part of a new Nant Conwy Rural District , while Llangwstenin and Penrhyn parishes were both abolished, with their areas being split up to become parts of the enlarged Municipal Borough of Conwy and Llandudno Urban District. Sources Census of England and Wales County Report for Carnarvonshire, 1901, 1911, 1921 Census of England and Wales County Report for Caernarvonshire 1931 Caernarvonshire Administrative County Vision of Britain http www.visionofbritain.org.uk unit page.jsp?u id 10061430 Category Caernarfonshire Category History of Conwy County Borough ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox historic subdivision Name Nant Conwy Image HQ Llanrwst Status Rural District Start 1934 End 1974 Replace Aberconwy district Borough of Aberconwy Civic Nant Conwy was a rural district in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire from 1934 to 1974. The district was formed by a Local Government Act 1929 County Review Order , combining the areas of Geirionydd Rural District with most of Conwy Rural District and part of Ogwen Rural District . The name is derived from Nant Conwy , a historic cwmwd of Kingdom of Gwynedd Gwynedd , part of the cantref of Arllechwedd . The district contained the following civil parish es Caerhun sup 1 sup Capel Curig sup 2 sup absorbed parts of Llandegai and Llanllechid sup 3 sup Dolgarrog sup 1 sup absorbed Maenan Abbey parish sup 2 sup Dolwyddelan sup 2 sup Eidda sup 2 sup Henryd created 1934 from merger of Llangelynnin , Llechwedd, Conwy Llechwedd parishes sup 1 sup Llanbedr y Cennin Llanbedrycennin sup 1 sup Llanrhychwyn sup 2 sup Maenan sup 2 sup Penmachno sup 2 sup Trefriw sup 2 sup sup 1 sup Formerly in Conwy Rural District sup 2 sup formerly in Geirionydd Rural District sup 3 sup Formerly in Ogwen Rural District In 1974 the rural district was abolished, with its area becoming part of the Aberconwy district Borough of Aberconwy , one of five districts of the new county of Gwynedd . Category Caernarfonshire Category History of Conwy County Borough ... more details
for the Welsh hymn Llef John Jones known as lang cy Llef o r Nant 1782 87 &ndash 12 February 1863 was a Welsh Anglican priest and antiquarian . Life Jones, whose father was John Jones of Machynlleth , west Wales, was born at some time between 1782 according to the age given his tombstone and 1787 according to Alumni Oxonienses . educated at Friars School, Bangor and Jesus College, Oxford . He matriculation matriculated at Jesus College in 1804 and graduated in 1808. He became a member of Lincoln s Inn in 1808. After his ordination, he was curate of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog , Anglesey , north Wales from 1809 to 1815, when he became curate of Llanfair is Gaer , Caernarfonshire . In 1819, he was appointed rector of Llanllyfni , Caernarfonshire, where he was buried after his death on 12 February 1863. His published writings, some using the pseudonym lang cy Llef o r Nant , included seven sermons and antiquarian contributions to various journals and periodicals some of his writings were published separately in 1822. He was one of the first members of the Cambrian Archaeological Association . ref cite web url http wbo.llgc.org.uk en s JONE JHN 1786.html title Jones, John 1786?&ndash 1863 , cleric and antiquary last Jenkins first Robert Thomas year 2007 work Welsh Biography Online publisher National Library of Wales accessdate 17 February 2009 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jones, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1863 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jones, John Category 1780s births Category 1863 deaths Category Welsh Anglican priests Category Welsh antiquarians Category People educated at Friars School, Bangor Category Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford UK nonfiction writer stub Wales writer stub ... more details
The Arfon by election, 1911 was a parliamentary by election held on 11 February 1911 for the Arfon UK Parliament constituency Arfon division of Caernarvonshire in North Wales , a United Kingdom constituencies constituency of the British House of Commons . It was the first by election to be held after the United Kingdom general election, December 1910 December 1910 general election . The by election was held because the sitting Liberal Party UK Liberal Member of Parliament MP William Jones Liberal politician William Jones had been appointed as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in H. H. Asquith s First Asquith ministry Liberal government , and until the 1920s MPs appointed to positions in government had to seek re election. Jones had held the seat since the United Kingdom general election, 1895 1895 general election , and at the by election he was re elected unopposed. Jones died in 1915, triggering Arfon by election, 1915 another by election See also Arfon UK Parliament constituency Arfon by election, 1915 Caernarvonshire List of United Kingdom by elections References cite book last Craig first F. W. S. authorlink F. W. S. Craig title British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 origyear 1974 edition 2nd year 1989 publisher Parliamentary Research Services location Chichester id ISBN 0 900178 27 2 page 469 rayment hc By elections to the 30th UK Parliament Category 1911 in Wales Category 1911 elections in the United Kingdom Category By elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in Welsh constituencies Category Unopposed by elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category Politics of Caernarfonshire Category History of Caernarfonshire ... more details
The Arfon by election, 1915 was a parliamentary by election held on 6 July 1915 for the Arfon UK Parliament constituency Arfon division of Caernarvonshire in North Wales , a United Kingdom constituencies constituency of the British House of Commons . The by election was caused by death at the age of 55 of the Liberal Party UK Liberal Member of Parliament MP William Jones Liberal politician William Jones , a Junior Lord of the Treasury in H. H. Asquith s First Asquith ministry Liberal government , who had held the seat since the United Kingdom general election, 1895 1895 general election . The only candidate nominated to contest the by election was the Liberal Griffith Caradoc Rees Caradoc Rees , who was therefore elected unopposed. Rees held the seat until the constituency was abolished at the United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election in December 1918 . See also Arfon UK Parliament constituency Arfon by election, 1911 Caernarvonshire List of United Kingdom by elections References cite book last Craig first F. W. S. authorlink F. W. S. Craig title British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 origyear 1974 edition 2nd year 1989 publisher Parliamentary Research Services location Chichester id ISBN 0 900178 27 2 page 469 rayment hc By elections to the 30th UK Parliament Category 1915 in Wales Category 1915 elections in the United Kingdom Category By elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in Welsh constituencies Category Unopposed by elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category Politics of Caernarfonshire Category History of Caernarfonshire ... more details
Betws or Bettws IPAc en icon b t u s could refer to one of several communities in Wales , or one in England . The name is generally thought to be derived from the Anglo Saxon bed hus i.e. bead house a house of prayer, a private chapel or an Oratory worship oratory . ref http domesdaymaps.com WPN B.htm Domesday Maps website ref ref http www.archive.org stream placenamesofengl00johnuoft placenamesofengl00johnuoft djvu.txt The place names of England & Wales, by Rev. James B. Johnston ref class wikitable Community parish Postcode Historic counties of Wales Historic County Unitary authority OS Grid Ref Latitude Longitude Betws LL postcode area LL 67 0 Anglesey Isle of Anglesey SH3794 53.415 N 4.408 W Bettws, Bridgend Bettws , Llynfi Valley CF postcode area CF 32 8 Glamorgan Bridgend county borough Bridgend SS899867 51.569 N 3.589 W Betws SA postcode area SA 18 2 Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire SN634118 51.788 N 3.980 W Betws Ifan SA postcode area SA 38 9 Ceredigion Cardiganshire Ceredigion SN302475 52.100 N 4.479 W Betws Bledrws, Llangybi SA postcode area SA 48 8 Ceredigion Cardiganshire Ceredigion SN596520 52.149 N 4.054 W Capel Betws Lleucu SY postcode area SY 25 6 Ceredigion Cardiganshire Ceredigion SN606583 52.205 N 4.041 W Betws y Coed LL postcode area LL 24 0 Caernarfonshire Conwy county borough Conwy SH795565 53.092 N 3.792 W Betws yn Rhos LL postcode area LL 22 8 Denbighshire historic Denbighshire Conwy county borough Conwy SH907733 53.247 N 3.639 W Betws Gwerful Goch LL postcode area LL 21 9 Merionethshire Denbighshire SJ032466 53.008 N 3.444 W Betws Fawr LL postcode area LL 52 0 Caernarfonshire Gwynedd SH465398 52.940 N 4.285 W Betws Garmon LL postcode area LL 54 7 Caernarfonshire Gwynedd SH547564 53.080 N 4.163 W Llawr y Betws Merionethshire Gwynedd SJ018423 52.967 N 3.450 W Betws Newydd, Llanarth NP postcode area NP 15 1 Monmouthshire historic Monmouthshire Monmouthshire SO361059 51.751 N 2.928 W Betws, Crucorney NP postcode area NP 7 7 Monmouthshire his ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Coord 52.903 4.460 display title region GB scale 500000 Image WalesDwyfor1974.png thumb 150px Dwyfor 1974 1996 Dwyfor was one of the five Districts of Wales local government district s of Gwynedd , Wales from 1974 to 1996 , covering the Ll n peninsula . Its council was based in Pwllheli . It was formed on 1 April 1974 as a successor to the borough of Pwllheli , the urban district s of Criccieth and Porthmadog , along with Ll n Rural District , and part of Gwyrfai Rural District , all previously in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire . It was named after the river Afon Dwyfor Dwyfor . Dwyfor was notable for being the last stronghold of the Sabbatarian temperance movement in Wales. Under the terms of the Licensing Act 1961, local referendums prevented the opening of public house s on Sundays until 1982, and a further referendum on a 9 turnout reimposed Sunday closing between 1989 and 1996. It was abolished as a district when Gwynedd was reconstitued as a unitary authority on 1 April 1996 . It remains in use as an area covered by an area committee of Gwynedd Council . See also Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK Parliament constituency Wales Districts Category Districts of Gwynedd Category Former subdivisions of Wales Category Districts of Wales abolished in 1996 Gwynedd geo stub cy Dwyfor ... more details
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