Maentwrog
Sign in to savethumb|River Dwyryd in Maentwrog upright|thumb|Twrog's Stone in Maentwrog Maentwrog () is a village and community in the Welsh county of Merionethshire (now part of Gwynedd), lying in the Vale of Ffestiniog just below Blaenau Ffestiniog, within the Snowdonia National Park. The River Dwyryd runs alongside the village. Its population of 585 in 2001 increased to 631 at the 2011 Census. The Community of Maentwrog includes the village of Gellilydan.
Key facts
- UK place.postcode_area
- LL
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.official_name
- Maentwrog
- UK place.static_image_name
- Maentwrog-2007.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Maentwrog
- UK place.population
- 631
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.community_wales
- Maentwrog
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- UK place.post_town
- BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL41
- UK place.dial_code
- 01766
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SH665405
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Location and transport
- Etymology
- History
- Social facilities
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
thumb|River Dwyryd in Maentwrog upright|thumb|Twrog's Stone in Maentwrog Maentwrog () is a village and community in the Welsh county of Merionethshire (now part of Gwynedd), lying in the Vale of Ffestiniog just below Blaenau Ffestiniog, within the Snowdonia National Park. The River Dwyryd runs alongside the village. Its population of 585 in 2001 increased to 631 at the 2011 Census. The Community of Maentwrog includes the village of Gellilydan.
==Location and transport== The village lies on the A496 between Harlech and Blaenau Ffestiniog, and also on the Roman road Sarn Helen, now classified as the B4410, at the junction with the A487 from Porthmadog, leading to the A470 (to Trawsfynydd and Dolgellau).