Fachwen

Fachwen is a hamlet in , , . Fachwen is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cei Llydan railway station and Penllyn railway station.

Railway station
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Cei Llydan is an intermediate railway station on the Llanberis Lake Railway, located in , , Wales. Most of the LLR was laid around 1970 on part of the trackbed of the closed and lifted Padarn Railway.

Railway station
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is the northern terminus of the Llanberis Lake Railway, located near , , Wales. The station has no platform, but passengers are allowed to alight.

Quarry
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The Glynrhonwy quarries were two adjacent quarries in the Glynrhonwy area, north-west of , in Carnarvonshire, . They were: The quarries operated internal railways of 2 ft gauge and were served by Glynrhonwy Siding off the LNWR's Caernarfon to Llanberis branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clwt-y-bont and Deiniolen.

Hamlet
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is a village in , Wales, lying just to the south of . The two villages form one urban unit. Both were built in the early 19th century to house workers in the Dinorwig slate quarry, and both suffered when the quarry was closed in 1969.

Village
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is a village in , Wales, at the foot of , in Community. has views over and on a clear day, and occasionally the in , can be seen.

Village
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is a small village in , . The village is in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK constituency and the Gwynedd Council Ward of .

Fachwen

Latitude
53.13574° or 53° 8′ 9″ north
Longitude
-4.13774° or 4° 8′ 16″ west
Elevation
548 feet (167 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q4VP6+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 518119804
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
10103964
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