Croesor
Croesor is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales, located at the foot of Cnicht, in Cwm Croesor, in the community of Llanfrothen. The Croesor Tramway travelled along the bed of the cwm, before rising steeply to Bwlch Rhosydd via Croesor Incline.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yr Arddu and Cnicht.
Yr Arddu
Peak
Photo: Velela, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yr Arddu is a mountain summit found in the Moelwynion in Snowdonia; grid reference SH673507. The height of the summit above sea level is 589 meters. The height was measured and confirmed on March 10, 2007. This summit should not be confused with Yr Arddu.
Cnicht
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cnicht is a mountain in Snowdonia which forms part of the Moelwynion mountain range.
Moelwyn Mawr
Peak
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moelwyn Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. Its summit overlooks the Vale of Ffestiniog and has views in all directions. Moelwyn Mawr is situated 1½ miles east of Croesor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhyd and Nantmor.
Rhyd
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhyd is a small village in the Welsh County of Gwynedd, located on the B4410 road, halfway between Maentwrog and Llanfrothen. Situated on an elevated site within the Snowdonia National Park, the village has views of the Moelwyns, notably Moelwyn Bach. Rhyd is situated 1½ miles south of Croesor.
Nantmor
Village
Photo: William Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nantmor is a hamlet which lies about 1½ miles to the south of the village of Beddgelert in Gwynedd, Wales. The current spelling of the name Nantmor is more modern – most old documents from the 16th to the 18th century record the name as Nanmor. Nantmor is situated 2 miles west of Croesor.
Llanfrothen
Village
Llanfrothen is a hamlet and community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, between the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog and is 108.1 miles from Cardiff. Llanfrothen is situated 2 miles south of Croesor.
Croesor
- Type: Village
- Description: hamlet in Gwynedd, Wales, UK
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98228° or 52° 58′ 56″ northLongitude
-4.04128° or 4° 2′ 29″ westElevation
535 feet (163 metres)Open location code
9C4QXXJ5+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 29216751OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Croesor” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Croesor”
- Breton: “Croesor”
- Dutch: “Croesor”
- French: “Croesor”
- Irish: “Croesor”
- Welsh: “Croesor”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Croesor Chapel and Ffynnon Helen (Well).
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Croesor”. Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.