Gwynedd principal area

Geography
Area - Total - % Water	Ranked 2nd 2,548 km² ? %
Admin HQ	Caernarfon
ISO 3166-2	GB-GWN
ONS code	00NC
Demographics
Population: - (2006 est.) - Density	Ranked 13th 118,300 Ranked 20th 46 / km²
Ethnicity	99.0% White
Welsh language - Any skills	Ranked 1st 76.1%
Politics
The Arms of Gwynedd County Council 1974 - 1996 http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/
Control	Plaid
MPs	Elfyn Llwyd Betty Williams Hywel Williams
AMs	Dafydd Elis-Thomas Denise Idris Jones Alun Ffred Jones (Constituency) North Wales (Part), Mid and West Wales (Part) (Regional)
MEPs	Wales

Gwynedd (IPA: ['ɡwɪ.nɛð]) is a principal area in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although one of the biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated. A large proportion of the population is Welsh-speaking. It has become a centre of nationalism once again, with Plaid Cymru building a stronghold in the area. Medieval kingdoms of Wales. ... Upper Gwynedd Township is a township located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ... one of the subdivisions of Wales File links The following pages link to this file: Caernarfon Gwynedd Blaenau Ffestiniog Porthmadog Bangor, Wales Pwllheli Llanberis Categories: GFDL images ... Area is the measure of how much exposed area any two dimensional object has. ... This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by area. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now almost always used in preference to the anglicised forms, Caernarvon or Carnarvon) is a royal town in north-west Wales. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for the United Kingdom correspond to the nations administrative divisions. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by population. ... This is a List of Welsh principal areas by population density in the 2001 UK census. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... This is a List of Welsh principal areas by the percentage of those professing some skills in the Welsh language in the 2001 UK census. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Plaid Cymru (IPA:; English: ; often referred to simply as Plaid) is a political party in Wales. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Elfyn Llwyd (born September 26, 1951, as Elfyn Hughes) is a Welsh politician, Member of Parliament for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, and parliamentary (but not national) leader of Plaid Cymru. ... Betty Helena Williams (born 31 July 1944, Bangor) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Hywel Williams (born 14 May 1953, Pwllheli) is a Welsh politician and Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Caernarfon since 2001. ... The National Assembly for Wales is composed of 60 members known as AMs or assembly members (in Welsh: ACau or Aelodaur Cynulliad). ... Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas of Nant Conwy, AM, is a UK politician from Wales. ... Denise Idris Jones (born 1950) is a Labour member of the National Assembly for Wales for Conwy. ... Alun Ffred Jones (b. ... Mid and West Wales is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of eight constituencies. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP)[1] is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... The European Parliament election, 2004 was the UK part of the European Parliament election, 2004. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... This article is about the country. ... Medieval kingdoms of Wales. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Plaid Cymru (IPA:; English: ; often referred to simply as Plaid) is a political party in Wales. ...

Gwynedd is the home of the University of Wales, Bangor and includes the scenic Llŷn Peninsula, and most of the Snowdonia National Park. Affiliations University of Wales Website http://www. ... *Map sources for LlÅ·n Peninsula Hafan Pwllheli Marina St. ... See also Snowdonia Snowdonia National Park, or Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri (in Welsh) was established in 1951 as the third national park in England and Wales. ...

The name "Gwynedd" is also used for a preserved county, covering Anglesey as well as the principal area. The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ...

History

View of Tremadog bay.

Gwynedd as a county from 1974 to 1996

The modern Gwynedd was one of eight Welsh counties originally created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered the entirety of the former administrative counties of Anglesey, and Caernarvonshire along with all of Merionethshire apart from Edeyrnion Rural District (which went to Clwyd), and also a few parishes in Denbighshire: Llanrwst, Llansanffraid Glan Conwy, Eglwysbach, Llanddoget, Llanrwst Rural and Tir Ifan. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixels, file size: 401 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) View of Tremadog bay in Gwynedd in Wales, from the vicinity of Harlech. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixels, file size: 401 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) View of Tremadog bay in Gwynedd in Wales, from the vicinity of Harlech. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... 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. ... Merionethshire (Meirionnydd in Welsh) is a traditional county of Wales. ... Edeyrnion was a rural district in Merionethshire, Wales from 1894 to 1974. ... Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire. ... Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... Llanrwst (pronounced , or approximately hlanROOST) is a small town and Community on the A470 road and the River Conwy in the county borough of Conwy, traditional county of Denbighshire, North Wales. ... Eglwysbach is a village in the county borough of Conwy, North Wales. ...

The county was divided into five districts: Aberconwy, Arfon, Dwyfor, Meirionnydd and Anglesey. In 1974 Wales was divided for local government purposes into districts. ... The Borough of Aberconwy was one of five districts of Gwynedd, North Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... Categories: Stub ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Gwynedd ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Gwynedd ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ...

The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 abolished the 1974 county (and the five districts) on 1 April 1996, and its area was divided: Anglesey became an independent unitary authority, and Aberconwy (which included the former Denbighshire parts) passed to the new Conwy county borough. The remainder of the county was constituted a principal area with the name Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire, reflecting that it covered most of the areas of the two historic counties. As one of its first actions, the Council renamed itself Gwynedd on 2 April 1996. Modern Gwynedd is governed by Gwynedd Council. As a unitary authority the modern entity no longer has any districts, but Arfon, Dwyfor and Meirionnydd remain in use as areas for area committees. The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (1994 c. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... Conwy [county borough] is a local government principal area in north Wales. ... Wales has thirteen traditional counties (or vice counties). ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Gwynedd Council (Welsh: ) is the governing body for the principal area of Gwynedd, one of the subdivisions of Wales within the United Kingdom. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... Many large British councils have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in particular part of the area covered by the council. ...

The pre-1996 boundaries were retained as a preserved county for a few purposes such as the Lieutenancy - in 2003 the boundary with Clwyd was adjusted to match the modern local government boundary, so that the preserved county now covers the modern Gwynedd along with Anglesey, and that the borough of Conwy is entirely within Clwyd. The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... Flag of a Lord Lieutenant The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarchs personal representatives around the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history. ... Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire. ...

A Gwynedd Constabulary was formed in 1950 from the merger of the Anglesey, Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire forces. A further amalgamation took place in the 1960s when Gwynedd Constabulary was merged with the Flintshire and Denbighshire county forces, retaining the name "Gwynedd". In one proposal for local government reform in Wales, "Gwynedd" had been proposed as a name for a local auhority covering all of north Wales, but the scheme as enacted divided this area between Gwynedd and Clwyd. To prevent confusion, the Gwynedd Constabulary was therefore renamed the North Wales Police. North Wales Police (Welsh: ) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing North Wales. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... Flintshire (Welsh: ) is a principal area and county in north-east Wales. ... Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... North Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gogledd Cymru) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the preserved counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd in north Wales. ...

The Snowdonia National Park was formed in 1951. After the 1974 local authority reorganisation, the park fell entirely within the boundaries of the County of Gwynedd, and was run a as a department of Gwynedd County Council. After the 1996 local government reorganisation, part of the park fell under Conwy Borough County Council, and the park's administration separated from the Gwynedd council. Gwynedd Council does still appoint 9 of the 18 members of the Snowdonia National Park Authority (Conwy council appoints 3, and the National Assembly for Wales appoints the remaining 6). See also Snowdonia Snowdonia National Park, or Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri (in Welsh) was established in 1951 as the third national park in England and Wales. ... Conwy [county borough] is a local government principal area in north Wales. ... Type Unicameral Presiding Officer Dafydd Elis-Thomas Members 60 Political groups Labour Plaid Cymru Conservative Liberal Democrats Last elections May 3, 2007 Meeting place Senedd, Cardiff, Wales Web site http://www. ...

See also

• Bodysgallen Hall
• Garth Celyn
• List of places in Gwynedd for all villages, towns and cities in Gwynedd.
• Snowdonia National Park
• Llŷn Peninsula

Bodysgallen Hall is a manor house in north Wales near the village of Llanrhos. ... Garth Celyn, Aber Garth Celyn, now Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd, the home in the thirteenth century of Llywelyn Fawr, Dafydd ap Llywelyn and LLywelyn ap Gruffudd, Tywysog Cymru Aber Garth Celyn, now known as Abergwyngregyn or Aber, is a settlement of great antiquity and on the north coast of Gwynedd. ... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the principal area of Gwynedd, Wales. ... See also Snowdonia Snowdonia National Park, or Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri (in Welsh) was established in 1951 as the third national park in England and Wales. ... *Map sources for LlÅ·n Peninsula Hafan Pwllheli Marina St. ...

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Subdivisions created by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 Anglesey • Blaenau Gwent • Bridgend • Caerphilly • Cardiff • Carmarthenshire • Ceredigion • Conwy • Denbighshire • Flintshire • Gwynedd • Merthyr Tydfil • Monmouthshire • Neath Port Talbot • Newport • Pembrokeshire • Powys • Rhondda Cynon Taff • Swansea • Torfaen • Vale of Glamorgan • Wrexham Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... This article is about the country. ... The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (1994 c. ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... Blaenau Gwent is a county borough and parliamentary constituency in South Wales. ... Bridgend is a county borough in what was the traditional county of Glamorgan, southern Wales. ... Caerphilly [county borough] is a local government principal area in southern Wales, straddling the boundary between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... Carmarthenshire (Welsh: ) is a one of thirteen historic counties and a principal area in Wales. ... For other uses please see Ceredigion (disambiguation) Ceredigion is a county and principal area in mid Wales. ... Conwy [county borough] is a local government principal area in north Wales. ... Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... Flintshire (Welsh: ) is a principal area and county in north-east Wales. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: ) is both a historic county and principal area in south-east Wales. ... Neath Port Talbot (Welsh: ) is a county borough in Glamorgan, south Wales. ... For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: ) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales. ... Rhondda Cynon Taff (Welsh: Rhondda Cynon T f) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... Torfaen (sometimes hyphenated Tor-faen) is a county borough in South Wales. ... For other uses, see Vale of Glamorgan (disambiguation). ... Wrexham is a county borough in northern Wales. ...

v • d • e Preserved counties of Wales

Counties of the Lieutenancies Act 1997 Clwyd • Dyfed • Gwent • Gwynedd • Mid Glamorgan • Powys • South Glamorgan • West Glamorgan Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... The Lieutenancies Act 1997 (1997 c. ... Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire. ... Dyfed was one of the ancient kingdoms (or principalities) of Wales prior to the Norman Conquest. ... Gwent as a preserved county since 2003. ... Mid Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales. ... South Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... West Glamorgan as a preserved county since 2003. ...

v • d • e Local government counties and districts of Wales 1974 – 1996

Local authorities created by the Local Government Act 1972 CLWYD: Alyn and Deeside • Colwyn • Delyn • Glyndŵr • Rhuddlan • Wrexham Maelor DYFED: Carmarthen • Ceredigion • Dinefwr • Llanelli • Preseli Pembrokeshire • South Pembrokeshire GWENT: Blaenau Gwent • Islwyn • Monmouth • Newport • Torfaen GWYNEDD: Aberconwy • Arfon • Dwyfor • Meirionnydd • Ynys Môn - Isle of Anglesey MID GLAMORGAN: Cynon Valley • Merthyr Tydfil • Ogwr • Rhondda • Rhymney Valley • Taff-Ely POWYS: Brecknock • Montgomeryshire • Radnorshire SOUTH GLAMORGAN: Cardiff • Vale of Glamorgan WEST GLAMORGAN: Lliw Valley • Neath • Port Talbot • Swansea Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... This article is about the country. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire. ... Alyn and Deeside was a local government district in Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... The Borough of Colwyn was one of six districts of Clwyd, North Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... Delyn is an area in north Wales. ... Glyndwr 1974-1996 Glyndŵr was one of six districts of Clwyd between 1974 and 1996. ... The Borough of Rhuddlan was one of six districts of Clwyd, North Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... Wrexham is a county borough in northern Wales. ... Dyfed was one of the ancient kingdoms (or principalities) of Wales prior to the Norman Conquest. ... Carmarthen was one of six local government districts of Dyfed, West Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... For other uses please see Ceredigion (disambiguation) Ceredigion is a county and principal area in mid Wales. ... Dinefwr was a local government district in Dyfed, Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... The Borough of Llanelli was one of thirty-seven local government districts in Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... Preseli Pembrokeshire was one of six local government districts of Dyfed in West Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... South Pembrokeshire was a local government district of Dyfed, Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... Gwent as a preserved county since 2003. ... Blaenau Gwent is a county borough and parliamentary constituency in South Wales. ... Islwyn 1974-1996 Islwyn is an area in south Wales. ... The district of Monmouth was created in 1974 as a merger of the boroughs of Monmouth, Abergavenny, the urban districts of Usk and Chepstow and the rural districts of Abergavenny, Chepstow and Monmouth. ... The Newport district was one of the five local government districts of Gwent from 1974 to 1996. ... Torfaen (sometimes hyphenated Tor-faen) is a county borough in South Wales. ... The Borough of Aberconwy was one of five districts of Gwynedd, North Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... Categories: Stub ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Gwynedd ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Gwynedd ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... Mid Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... Categories: UK geography stubs ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... Ogwr was a former district in Wales, which existed from 1974 to 1996. ... The Borough of Rhondda was one of six local government districts of Mid Glamorgan, South Wales from 1994 to 1996. ... Rhymney Valley (Welsh: Cwm Rhymni) was one of six local government district in Mid Glamorgan from 1974 to 1996. ... Taff-Ely was a local government district in Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales. ... The Borough of Brecknock (Welsh: ) was one of the three local government districts of Powys from 1974 to 1996. ... The Montgomeryshire district was one of three districts of Powys from 1974 - 1996. ... The Radnorshire district was one of three districts of Powys from 1974 - 1996. ... South Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... The Cardiff district was one of the two local government districts of South Glamorgan from 1974 to 1996. ... For other uses, see Vale of Glamorgan (disambiguation). ... West Glamorgan as a preserved county since 2003. ... Lliw Valley was a local government district of Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... Neath was one of the four local government districts of West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... Port Talbot was one of the four local government districts of West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... The Swansea district was one of the four local government districts of West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996. ...

Coordinates: 52°50′N, 3°55′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...