Bethesda is a town in Arfon, a district of Gwynedd, traditional county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales, lying on the River Ogwen and the A5 road in Snowdonia. For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... Home Nations is a term to refer to the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom — England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — collectively, but as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... Wales has thirteen traditional counties (or vice counties). ... Caernarfonshire, also known as Carnarvonshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Gaernarfon, is a maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded N. by the Irish Sea, E. by Denbighshire, S. by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and W. by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Straits, which separates it from Anglesey. ... The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Caernarfon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... Australian and UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... Categories: Stub ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... The British Isles are divided into the following traditional counties (also vice counties or historic counties). ... Caernarfonshire, also known as Carnarvonshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Gaernarfon, is a maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded N. by the Irish Sea, E. by Denbighshire, S. by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and W. by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Straits, which separates it from Anglesey. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... The River Ogwen (Afon Ogwen in Welsh) is a river in north Wales draining from some of the greatest peaks in Snowdonia before discharging to the sea on the eastern side of Bangor The source of the Ogwen is in LLyn Ogwen, which can be seen alongside the A5 road... United Kingdom. ... See also Snowdonia National Park The north ridge of Tryfan (seen on the left in this picture) makes an enjoyable scramble in Snowdonia. ...

The town grew around the slate and stone quarrying industry. At it's peak, it was exporting its dark blue, green, slate all around the world, and gained a reputation for being the best slate in the world. The village was the site of a famous three-year strike led by the North Wales Quarrymen's Union from 1900. This led to the creation of the nearby village of Tregarth, built by the quarry owners, which housed the families of the workers who did not strike. Alternate meanings in Slate (disambiguation) Slate Slate is a fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed (foliated) in layers (bedded deposits). ... Stone can refer to any of the following: Stone may be used as a building material, as in this dry stone wall and a wall made of stone tht has dog piss up it lol ha ha A rock. ... A small cinder quarry A dimension stone quarry A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

During it's hayday, the population of Bethesda peaked at 10,000 people, it is currently around 5000 people. Current opportunities for employment are limited within the village. It is home to a small number of manafacturing businesses, although the majority of businesses are in the low paid services and hospitality sector. For better paid employment, residents tend to commute to towns along the North Wales Coast. Bangor is the most popular location, however, some will travel as far as Cheshire on a daily basis. The lack of degree based opportunites is one of the main reasons many of the younger people relocate out of the area to places such as Cardiff and Manchester as soon as they are qualified. This article is about the city of Bangor in Wales. ... This article is about the English county. ... Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd, from caer, fort, and dydd, Aulus Didius) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ...

The architecture and layout of the town is utilitarian. Most of the buildings are constructed of stone with slate roofs. Some are constructed wholly of slate blocks although such buildings tend to suffer from damp and structural slippage because the very flat and smooth surfaces of slate do not bind well to mortar.

Most of the town is to the east and north east of the A5 road with housing packed onto the hill-side in irregular rows. This was due to the A5 marking the border of Lord Penrhyn's land, and the freehold land. This can still be seen in the layout of the current high street where all the public houses are only found on one side of the road. The upper parts of Carneddi, Cilfodan and Tany y Foel owe more to stone quarrying on the nearby hills rather than slate quarrying that supported the lower end of the town. At the eastern limits, the town is bounded by the rising land of the Carneddau mountains which form some of the more remote landscapes of Snowdonia. The Carneddau (a Welsh plural form, can also be written as Carnedds), are a group of mountains in Snowdonia, Wales. ... See also Snowdonia National Park The north ridge of Tryfan (seen on the left in this picture) makes an enjoyable scramble in Snowdonia. ...

Bethesda is noted for the number of Chapels (see. 1904-1905 Welsh Revival) and Pubs in the town. The town was named after the Bethesda chapel, which was recently converted into residential flats. A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... The 1904–1905 Welsh Revival was the last full scale Christian Revival the nation of Wales has seen. ... A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries influenced by British cultural heritage. ...

Bethesda is the childhood home of Gryff Rhys the lead singer of Super Furry Animals who grew up in the area known as Rachub / Llanllechid. Super Furry Animals (also known as SFA, the Furries and the Super Furries) are a Welsh rock band, with leanings towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation. ...