Oakeley Square

Oakeley Square is a locality in , , . Oakeley Square is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station and Nyth-y-Gigfran quarry.

Railway station
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
serves the slate mining town of , , and is the southern terminus of the Conwy Valley Line. Transport for Wales Rail operates services to and .

Quarry
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a slate quarry in the town of , . It was located about 300 feet above the settlement of Glan y Pwll, south of what was to become .

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a passenger station on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway The line was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from to for export by sea but official passenger services began in 1865.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanygrisiau and Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Village
Photo: Ross Burgess, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and area within in the upper end of the Vale of Ffestiniog in the county of , north-west . It can be found along the southern side of the Moelwyn mountain range and dates to around 1750.

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in . is a former slate-mining village and consists of one main road with all the others leading off it. Many visitors come to ride the historic narrow-gauge railway.

Village
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Oakeley Square

Latitude
52.992° or 52° 59′ 31″ north
Longitude
-3.95107° or 3° 57′ 4″ west
Elevation
663 feet (202 metres)
Open location code
9C4RX2RX+QH
Geo­Names ID
13270580
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In Other Languages

“Oakeley Square” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Sgwar Oakeley”

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Localities in the Area

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