Fron Oleu
Fron Oleu is a residential area in Bontnewydd, Gwynedd, Wales. Fron Oleu is situated nearby to the church Eglwys y Fair Magdalen, as well as near the forest Cefn-y-coed.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bontnewydd railway station and Dinas railway station.
Bontnewydd railway station
Railway station
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Bontnewydd is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway. The halt was opened on 31 May 1999 on the petition of the villagers of Bontnewydd, and is between Caernarfon and Dinas on the Lôn Eifion cycle route. Bontnewydd railway station is situated 3,100 feet east of Fron Oleu.
Dinas railway station
Railway station
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dinas is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, which was built in 1877 as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Moel Tryfan Undertaking to carry dressed slate for trans-shipment to the LNWR. Dinas railway station is situated 1 mile southeast of Fron Oleu.
St Baglan’s Church
Church
St Baglan's Church, Llanfaglan, is a redundant church in the parish of Llanfaglan, Gwynedd, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. St Baglan’s Church is situated 1 mile northwest of Fron Oleu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bontnewydd and Llanwnda.
Bontnewydd
Village
Photo: Bill Payer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bontnewydd is a small village and community with a population of 1,162 located on the A487 road 1+2⁄3 miles south of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, Wales, close to the river Gwyrfai, 2 miles from its outflow into Foryd Bay.
Llanwnda
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwnda is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, Wales. The community has a population of 1,994 as taken at the 2011 Census. It is situated about 3 miles to the south of Caernarfon, and 5 miles south-west of Llanrug.
Caernarfon
Fron Oleu
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Bontnewydd, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.11393° or 53° 6′ 50″ northLongitude
-4.28917° or 4° 17′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C5Q4P76+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 301557304OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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