Mochras

Mochras, also known in English as Shell Island, is a peninsula lying west of Llanbedr in Gwynedd, Wales. The peninsula was formed after the River Artro was diverted by the Earl of Winchilsea in 1819 from its previous course where it entered the sea to the south of Mochras.

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Type: Locality
Description: a peninsula lying west of Llanbedr in Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Mochras (Shell Island)”, “Shell Island”, “Shell Island, Gwynedd”, “Shell Island, Gwynedd, Wales”, and “Shell Island, Wales”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Llanbedr Airport and Llanbedr railway station.

Llanbedr Airport

Aerodrome

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Llanbedr Airfield, formerly RAF Llanbedr…

Llanbedr railway station

Railway station

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Llanbedr railway station serves the village of Llanbedr in Gwynedd, Wales.

Pensarn railway station

Railway station

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Pensarn railway station serves the village of Pensarn in Gwynedd, Wales. Pensarn railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Mochras.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llandanwg and Pentre Gwynfryn.

Llandanwg

Village

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Llandanwg is a village in the Llanfair community of the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd, Wales.

Pentre Gwynfryn

Village

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Pentre Gwynfryn is a village in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd, Wales, about 1 mile east of Llanbedr. Pentre Gwynfryn is situated 2½ miles east of Mochras.