Afon Row

Afon Row is a building in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Afon Row is situated nearby to the park Oakeley Square, as well as near Nyth-y-Gigfran quarry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station and Nyth-y-Gigfran quarry.

Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station

Railway station

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Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station serves the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, and is the southern terminus of the Conwy Valley Line. Transport for Wales Rail operates services to Llandudno Junction and Llandudno. Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station is situated 2,800 feet east of Afon Row.

Nyth-y-Gigfran quarry

Quarry

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Nyth-y-Gigfran quarry was a slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales. It was located about 300 feet above the settlement of Glan y Pwll, south of what was to become Blaenau Ffestiniog. Nyth-y-Gigfran quarry is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Afon Row.

Tanygrisiau railway station

Railway station

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Tanygrisiau railway station is a passenger station on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway The line was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea but official passenger services began in 1865. Tanygrisiau railway station is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Afon Row.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanygrisiau and Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Tanygrisiau

Village

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Tanygrisiau is a village and area within Blaenau Ffestiniog in the upper end of the Vale of Ffestiniog in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It can be found along the southern side of the Moelwyn mountain range and dates to around 1750.

Blaenau Ffestiniog

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Blaenau Ffestiniog is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog is a former slate-mining village and consists of one main road with all the others leading off it. Many visitors come to ride the historic narrow-gauge railway.