Arthog
Arthog is a village, post town and community in the Meirionnydd area in Gwynedd, north Wales including the villages of Fairbourne and Friog. It is located on the A493, approximately 8 miles west of Dolgellau, and had a population of 1,010 in 2001, increasing slightly to 1,031 at the 2011 census.- Type: Village with 977 residents
- Description: village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Capel Arthog”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chwarel Ty’n-y-Coed and Morfa Mawddach railway station.
Morfa Mawddach railway station
Railway station
Morfa Mawddach railway station is a station located on the outskirts of the village of Arthog in Gwynedd, Wales, on the Cambrian Coast line which runs between Machynlleth and Pwllheli.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barmouth and Fairbourne.
Barmouth
Barmouth is a seaside town and community in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales; it lies on the estuary of the Afon Mawddach and Cardigan Bay. Located in the historic county of Merionethshire, the Welsh form of the name is derived from aber and the river's name, Mawddach.Fairbourne
Bontddu
Village
Bontddu is a small settlement just east of Barmouth, near the town of Dolgellau in Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the community of Llanelltyd. Bontddu is situated 3 miles northeast of Arthog.
Arthog
- Categories: community and locality
- Location: Arthog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.71165° or 52° 42′ 42″ north
Longitude
-4.00778° or 4° 0′ 28″ west
Population
977
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB ATG
Open location code
9C4QPX6R+MV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Arthog” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Arthog”
- Breton: “Arthog”
- Bulgarian: “Артхог”
- Catalan: “Arthog”
- Cebuano: “Arthog”
- Chinese: “Arthog”
- Cornish: “Arthog”
- Dutch: “Arthog”
- French: “Arthog”
- German: “Arthog”
- Irish: “Arthog”
- Italian: “Arthog”
- Japanese: “アルソグ”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Arthog”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Arthog”
- Spanish: “Arthog”
- Swedish: “Arthog”
- Welsh: “Arthog”
- Welsh: “Capel Arthog”
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