Penmaenpool
Penmaenpool is a hamlet on the south side of the estuary of the River Mawddach in Wales, near Dolgellau. A Grade II listed toll bridge provides access across the estuary for light vehicles.
- Type: Village
- Description: hamlet in Gwynedd, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Penmaen Pool” and “Penmaen-pŵl”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cymer Abbey and Craig y Castell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dolgellau and Llanelltyd.
Llanelltyd
Village
Bontddu
Village
Penmaenpool
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.7478° or 52° 44′ 52″ north
Longitude
-3.935° or 3° 56′ 6″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
9C4RP3X8+42
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Penmaenpool” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Penmaenpool”
- Dutch: “Penmaenpool”
- French: “Penmaenpool”
- Irish: “Llynpenmaen”
- Japanese: “ペンマーンプール”
- Welsh: “Llyn Penmaen”
- Welsh: “Llynpenmaen”
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