Morfa No.1
Morfa No.1 is a level crossing in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales. Morfa No.1 is situated nearby to the school Ysgol Tanycastell, as well as near Harlech Fire Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harlech Castle and Harlech railway station.
Harlech Castle
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harlech Castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, is a Grade I listed medieval fortification built onto a rocky knoll close to the Irish Sea. It was built by Edward I during his invasion of Wales between 1282 and 1289 at the relatively modest cost of £8,190. Harlech Castle is situated 2,200 feet south of Morfa No.1.
Harlech railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harlech railway station is located at a level crossing on the A496 in the centre of the town of Harlech in Gwynedd, North Wales. The waiting shelters were installed to cater for the high numbers of schoolchildren commuting to and from the adjacent secondary school, Ysgol Ardudwy. Harlech railway station is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Morfa No.1.
Ysgol Ardudwy
School
Ysgol Ardudwy is a bilingual secondary school for 11–16 year olds at Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales. It serves the seaside communities of Penrhyndeudraeth, Harlech, Abermaw and nearby villages. It had 323 pupils on the roll in 2023. Ysgol Ardudwy is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Morfa No.1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llandanwg and Eisingrug.
Llandanwg
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Llandanwg is a village in the Llanfair community of the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd, Wales. Situated on the coast, it has a railway station and a Grade II listed medieval church. Llandanwg is situated 2½ miles south of Morfa No.1.
Eisingrug
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eisingrug is a rural hamlet near Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales. It is located to the southeast of Porthmadog. Formerly at the edge of the parish of Llandecwyn, the hamlet was served by the church of Saint Tecwyn in the hills above Llandecwyn, and a Wesleyan Methodist chapel at the other end of the Bryn Bwbach to Esingrug road. Eisingrug is situated 2½ miles northeast of Morfa No.1.
Soar
Village
Photo: Arthur C Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Soar is a small village or hamlet in Gwynedd, Wales. It is located about 4 miles northeast of Harlech, close to Talsarnau and Llandecwyn. It has no school; children in the hamlet go to school in Talsarnau. Soar is situated 3 miles northeast of Morfa No.1.
Morfa No.1
- Type: Level crossing
- Category: transportation
- Location: Harlech, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.8656° or 52° 51′ 56″ northLongitude
-4.10559° or 4° 6′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C4QVV8V+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 21181600OpenStreetMap feature
railway=crossing
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