Aber-Ogwen

Aber-Ogwen is a hamlet in , . Aber-Ogwen is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beaumaris Castle and Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum.

, in , , , was built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer north Wales after 1282. Plans were probably first made to construct the castle in 1284, but this was delayed due to lack of funds and work only began in 1295 following the Madog ap Llywelyn uprising. is situated 2½ miles north of Aber-Ogwen.

Museum
Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The was a museum of industrial railway equipment, located at near Bangor in . In the nineteenth century, Penrhyn Castle was the home of the Pennant family, owners of the Penrhyn slate quarry at Bethesda.

Church
Photo: Denis Egan, CC BY 2.0.
is the cathedral church of , , Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol. The site of the present building of has been in use as a place of Christian worship since the sixth century. is situated 2 miles west of Aber-Ogwen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Talybont and Llandygai.

Village
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, is a small village to the southeast of the city of Bangor in , north , in the community of Llanllechid, and next to . It had a population of 465 as of 2011.

Village
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is a small village and community on the A5 road between and in , Wales. It affords a view of the nearby mountain range.

Suburb
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is a large housing estate on the edge of the city of Bangor in , north-west , with roughly 4,000 inhabitants. It is the third-largest single housing estate in Wales behind , , the second largest and in , which is the largest with nearly 12,000 inhabitants. is situated 1½ miles west of Aber-Ogwen.

Aber-Ogwen

Latitude
53.22969° or 53° 13′ 47″ north
Longitude
-4.0764° or 4° 4′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C5Q6WHF+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 649645191
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
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