Fairbourne Sands

Fairbourne Sands is a delta in Arthog, Gwynedd, Wales. Fairbourne Sands is situated nearby to the locality Friog, as well as near the village Arthog.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Golf Halt railway station and Morfa Mawddach railway station.

Golf Halt railway station

Railway station

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Golf Halt is a small railway halt on the Fairbourne Railway in Gwynedd, North Wales. Until 2007, the station was known as Gorsafawddachaidraigddanheddogleddollônpenrhynareurdraethceredigion.

Morfa Mawddach railway station

Railway station

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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.

Barmouth Ferry railway station

Railway station

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The Fairbourne Railway is a 12+1⁄4 in gauge miniature railway running for 2 miles from the village of Fairbourne on the Mid-Wales coast, alongside the beach to the end of a peninsula at Barmouth Ferry railway station, where there is a connection with the Barmouth Ferry across the Mawddach estuary to the seaside resort of Barmouth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barmouth and Fairbourne.

Barmouth

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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

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Fairbourne is a seaside village in Gwynedd, Wales. Located on the coast of Barmouth Bay in Arthog community, to the south of the estuary of the River Mawddach, it is surrounded by Snowdonia National Park.

Arthog

Village

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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.

Fairbourne Sands

Type: Delta
Category: landform
Location: Arthog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.71025° or 52° 42′ 37″ north

Longitude

-4.04237° or 4° 2′ 33″ west

Open location code

9C4QPX65+43

GeoNames ID

9538981

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