Merionethshire
Merionethshire, or Merioneth, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It was located in the north-west of Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 37,800 residents
- Description: historic county of Wales
- Also known as: “County of Merioneth” and “Merioneth”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rhobell Fawr and Rhobell-y-big.
Rhobell Fawr
Peak
Photo: Barry Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhobell Fawr is a mountain and the site of an ancient volcano that was active during the Early Ordovician period in the Arenig range within the Snowdonia National Park.
Gwynfynydd Gold Mine
Quarry
Gwynfynydd Gold Mine is near Ganllwyd, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales. The lode, which was discovered in 1860, was worked from 1884. It has produced more than 45,000 troy ounces of Welsh gold until mining ceased in 1998. The equivalent of 1,400 kg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfachreth and Bronaber.
Llanfachreth
Village
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llanfachreth is a village approximately three miles north-east of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in the community of Brithdir and Llanfachreth within the historic boundaries of Merionethshire, Wales. Llanfachreth is situated 3½ miles south of Merionethshire.
Bronaber
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronaber is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, adjacent to the A470 north of Dolgellau and in Trawsfynydd community. Bronaber is situated 4 miles northwest of Merionethshire.
Merionethshire
- Categories: historic county of Wales and historic county of the United Kingdom
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Welsh—“Merionethshire” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Мэрыянэтшыр”
- Breton: “Sir Feirionnydd”
- Bulgarian: “Мерианътшър”
- Catalan: “Merionethshire”
- Catalan: “Sir Feirionnydd”
- Chinese: “梅里奧尼思”
- Chinese: “梅里奧尼斯郡”
- Czech: “Merionethshire”
- Danish: “Merionethshire”
- Dutch: “Merionethshire”
- French: “Merionethshire”
- Galician: “Sir Feirionnydd”
- German: “Merionethshire”
- Irish: “Sir Feirionnydd”
- Japanese: “メリオネス”
- Japanese: “メリオネスシャー”
- Japanese: “メリオネスシャー選挙区”
- Kurdish: “Merionethshire”
- Latin: “Merionethensis comitatus”
- Northern Frisian: “Merionethshire”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Merionethshire”
- Norwegian: “Merionethshire”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Mærioneðsċīr”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Merioneð”
- Polish: “Merionethshire”
- Russian: “Мерионетшир”
- Scots: “Sir Feirionnydd”
- Slovak: “Merionethshire”
- Slovenian: “Merionethshire”
- Spanish: “Merionethshire”
- Swedish: “Merionethshire”
- Venetian: “Sir Feirionnydd”
- Welsh: “Meirionydd”
- Welsh: “Sir Feirionnydd”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Merionethshire”. Photo: fionamcallisterphotography, CC BY 2.0.