Tan-y-lôn

Tan-y-lôn is a hamlet in , , . Tan-y-lôn is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum and Bangor Cathedral.

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 2½ miles west of Tan-y-lôn.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a scarp face of a hill below which the city of Bangor in , , sits. Though not a mountain in the true sense of the word it is so-called because of the way it rears up behind Bangor and appears mountainous, especially from the Glan Adda, High Street and Hirael areas of the city. is situated 2 miles west of Tan-y-lôn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Talybont and Llandygai.

Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, 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
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village and community on the A5 road between and in , Wales. It affords a view of the nearby mountain range.

Suburb
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of and housing estate in , , 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 2 miles west of Tan-y-lôn.

Tan-y-lôn

Latitude
53.21835° or 53° 13′ 6″ north
Longitude
-4.07189° or 4° 4′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C5Q6W9H+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 649900400
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
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Satellite Map

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