Braichmelyn

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penrhyn quarry and Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda.

Quarry
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The is a slate quarry located near , . At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly 1 mile long and 1,200 feet deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen.

Church
Jerusalem Chapel, , is a Presbyterian Church of Wales chapel built in 1841–1842 and reconstructed in 1872–1875. Of colossal size, the chapel can accommodate 980 people in its horseshoe amphitheatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mynydd Llandygai and Sling.

Village
is a small, partly forested hill in , . It forms the start of the Glyderau ridge. It is also the name of the quarry village at the base of the hill situated at the edge of National Park at grid reference SH603655. is situated 1½ miles west of Braichmelyn.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles west of Braichmelyn.

Village
is a village between the town of and the city of in , . It is in Community. It had a population of over 1,300 as of the 2011 census. is situated 2 miles northwest of Braichmelyn.

Braichmelyn

Latitude
53.17285° or 53° 10′ 22″ north
Longitude
-4.05476° or 4° 3′ 17″ west
Elevation
538 feet (164 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q5WFW+43
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4068750801
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
13270087
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