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Portmeirion (; ) is a folly tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Dwyryd in the community of Penrhyndeudraeth, from Porthmadog and from Minffordd railway station. Portmeirion was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the Baroque style and is now owned by a charitable trust. It has served as the location for numerous films and television shows, most famously as "the Village" in the 1960s television show The Prisoner.

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Place details

Locality
Ynys
Region
Cymru / Wales
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.country
Wales
UK place.static_image_name
Portmeirion, Wales (48559387366).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
The Piazza
UK place.official_name
Portmeirion
UK place.unitary_wales
Gwynedd
UK place.constituency_westminster
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
UK place.community_wales
Penrhyndeudraeth
UK place.post_town
PENRHYNDEUDRAETH
UK place.postcode_district
LL48
UK place.postcode_area
LL
UK place.dial_code
01766
UK place.os_grid_reference
SH588370

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Portmeirion
Image
Aerial image of Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales (Cymru) - pentref Eidalaidd, Rhagfyr 2022 04.jpg
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Commons category
Portmeirion
OS grid reference
SH588370
postal code
LL48
inception
1925-00-00
Commons gallery
Portmeirion
P12749
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9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Architecture
  • Chronology of construction
  • Y Gwyllt (gardens)
  • Filming location
  • ''The Prisoner''
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Portmeirion (; ) is a folly tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Dwyryd in the community of Penrhyndeudraeth, from Porthmadog and from Minffordd railway station. Portmeirion was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the Baroque style and is now owned by a charitable trust. It has served as the location for numerous films and television shows, most famously as "the Village" in the 1960s television show The Prisoner.

Many of the buildings within the village are listed by Cadw, the Welsh historic environment service, for their architectural and historical importance, and the gardens are listed, at Grade II*, on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.

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