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Rhos-y-gwaliau

Rhos-y-gwaliau is a small hamlet in Meirionnydd, , , about 1.5 miles south-east of . It is home to the Rhos y Gwaliau Outdoor Activity Centre and a now disused Victorian chapel, built for the Calvinistic Methodists.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bala railway station and Tomen y Bala.

Railway station
Photo: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bala is the current terminus of the heritage Bala Lake Railway, in , Wales, since 1976. The site was formerly the location of the Bala Lake Halt railway station, a former station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line.

Castle
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle.

Church
Photo: Graeme Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanfor and Bala.

Village
Photo: Tamara Kwan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , near the town of , in the community of .

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a picturesque town of 2,000 people on the shores of Lake in , . It lies at the south-eastern edge of the . Excellent national centre for white water rafting and canoeing nearby.

Village
Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in , Wales. It is located on the A494 road approximately 3 miles east of the town of and 8 miles west of . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rhos-y-gwaliau.

Rhos-y-gwaliau

Latitude
52.90053° or 52° 54′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.57367° or 3° 34′ 25″ west
Population
86
Elevation
715 feet (218 metres)
Open location code
9C4RWC2G+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1515453524
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13283532
Wiki­data ID
Q12266537
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Rhos-y-gwaliau” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Rhos-y-gwaliau”
  • Welsh: “Rhos-y-gwaliau”
  • Welsh: “Rhosygwaliau”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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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 “Rhos-y-gwaliau”. Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.