Dolgellau

Dolgellau is a picturesque little town in , . It is located within the and is an important centre for Welsh traditional music.
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  • Type: Town with 2,690 residents
  • Description: town and community in Gwynedd, Wales
  • Also known as: “Dolgelley” and “Dolgelly”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cymer Abbey and Dolgellau and Barmouth Hospital.

Archaeological site
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is a ruined Cistercian abbey near the village of , just north of Dolgellau, , in north-west , .

Hospital
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is a health facility in Dolgellau, , . It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. It is a Grade II listed building.

Church
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Our Lady of Sorrows Church or its full name is a Roman Catholic parish church in Dolgellau, . It was built in 1966 and is a Grade II listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penmaenpool and Llanelltyd.

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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.

Village
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is a small village and community in , to the northwest of Dolgellau. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 514, 57.4% of which speak Welsh.

Village
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is a small hamlet on the outskirts of Dolgellau, in the community of . The Arts and Crafts Movement is a Grade I listed building in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. is situated 2½ miles east of Dolgellau.

Dolgellau

Latitude
52.7427° or 52° 44′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.8856° or 3° 53′ 8″ west
Population
2,690
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB DLG
Open location code
9C4RP4V7+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26108893
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2651154
Wiki­data ID
Q1235510
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Dolgellau” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Dolgellau”
  • Basque: “Dolgellau”
  • Breton: “Dolgellau”
  • Bulgarian: “Долгелай”
  • Catalan: “Dolgellau”
  • Cebuano: “Dolgellau”
  • Chinese: “Dolgellau”
  • Chinese: “多尔盖莱”
  • Chinese: “多爾蓋萊”
  • Cornish: “Dolgellau”
  • Czech: “Dolgellau”
  • Dutch: “Dolgellau”
  • French: “Dolgellau”
  • Galician: “Dolgellau”
  • German: “Dolgellau”
  • Hebrew: “דולגל’אי”
  • Hebrew: “דולגלאו”
  • Indonesian: “Dolgellau”
  • Irish: “Dolgellau”
  • Italian: “Dolgellau”
  • Japanese: “ドルゲサイ”
  • Japanese: “ドルゲラウ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Dolgellau”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dolgellau”
  • Norwegian: “Dolgellau”
  • Persian: “دالجلاو”
  • Persian: “دولگسای”
  • Polish: “Dolgellau”
  • Russian: “Долгеллау”
  • Scots: “Dolgellau”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Dolgellau”
  • Slovak: “Dolgellau”
  • Spanish: “Dolgellau”
  • Swedish: “Dolgellau”
  • Ukrainian: “Долгелай”
  • Welsh: “Dolgellau”
  • “Dolgellau”

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