Waunfawr

Waunfawr is a village and community, 4 miles southeast of , in , . It is located near .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 1,460 residents
  • Description: village and community in Gwynedd, Wales
  • Also known as: “Waenfawr”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waunfawr railway station and St Garmon’s Church.

Railway station
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Waunfawr is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, located to the south of the village of the same name. It was built in 1877 by the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways as part of their Moel Tryfan Undertaking, to carry dressed slate to on the London and North Western Railway.

Church
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Building
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhosgadfan and Caeathro.

Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the county of , formerly part of the historic county of , and within the community of . It is notable as the birthplace of Kate Roberts, one of the greatest Welsh-language writers of the 20th century; her childhood home is now a museum. is situated 2 miles southwest of Waunfawr.

Village
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is a village situated on the A4085 road between and Waunfawr in , northwest . It is one and a half miles from Caernarfon and two miles from Waunfawr, and is part of the community of Waunfawr. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Waunfawr.

Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in , 4+1⁄2 miles east of , between and . It is in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK constituency, the community of , and the Gwynedd Council electoral ward. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Waunfawr.

Waunfawr

Latitude
53.10967° or 53° 6′ 35″ north
Longitude
-4.20054° or 4° 12′ 2″ west
Population
1,460
Elevation
482 feet (147 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q4Q5X+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30843019
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2634915
Wiki­data ID
Q2983932
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Waunfawr” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Waunfawr”
  • Breton: “Waunfawr”
  • Catalan: “Waunfawr”
  • Cebuano: “Waunfawr”
  • Chinese: “Waunfawr”
  • Cornish: “Waunfawr”
  • Dutch: “Waunfawr”
  • French: “Waenfawr”
  • French: “Waunfawr”
  • Galician: “Waunfawr”
  • German: “Waenfawr”
  • German: “Waunfawr”
  • Indonesian: “Waunfawr”
  • Irish: “Waunfawr”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Waunfawr”
  • Polish: “Waunfawr”
  • Russian: “Уайнваур”
  • Scots: “Waunfawr”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Waunfawr”
  • Spanish: “Waenfawr”
  • Spanish: “Waunfawr”
  • Swedish: “Waunfawr”
  • Vietnamese: “Waunfawr”
  • Welsh: “Waenfawr”
  • Welsh: “Waunfawr”
  • Welsh: “Y Waunfawr”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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