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Porthdinllaen

Porthdinllaen shown within the United Kingdom
OS grid reference SH565385
Principal area Gwynedd
Ceremonial county Gwynedd
Constituent country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Pwllheli
Postcode district LL53
Dialling code 01758
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
European Parliament Wales
UK Parliament Caernarfon
List of places: UKWalesGwynedd

Coordinates: 52°55′36″N 4°07′57″W / 52.926525, -4.132553 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 11 KB) Summary Description: A blank map of the United Kingdom, with country outline and coastline; contact the author for help with modifications or add-ons Source: Reference map provided by Demis Mapper 6 Date: 2006-21-06 Author: User... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... This article is about the county of Wales. ... The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... This article is about the county of Wales. ... // Constituent country is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a historical, currently non-legally officially recognised country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping. ... This article is about the country. ... This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged, gives an overview of states around the world with information on the extent of their sovereignty. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... Pwllheli is the main market town of the LlÅ·n Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The LL postcode area, also known as the Llandudno postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Aberdovey, Abergele, Amlwch, Arthog, Bala, Bangor, Barmouth, Beaumaris, Betws-Y-Coed, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Bodorgan, Brynteg, Caernarfon, Cemaes Bay, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, Corwen, Criccieth, Denbigh, Dolgellau, Dolwyddelan, Dulas, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Fairbourne, Gaerwen... +44 redirects here. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... 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. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Welsh Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru) is the fire and rescue service covering the predominantly rural principal areas of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham in North Wales. ... The Welsh Ambulance Service (also called the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust or Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans Cymru) was established on April 1, 1998 and has 2,500 staff providing ambulance and related services to the 2. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... Wales is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Caernarfon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in Wales Lists of places within principal areas List of places in Anglesey List of places in Blaenau Gwent List of places in Bridgend List of places in Caerphilly List of places in Cardiff List of places in Carmarthenshire List... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the principal area of Gwynedd, Wales. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


Porthdinllaen (English Porth Dinllaen), is a small coastal village in the Dwyfor locality on the Llŷn Peninsula within Gwynedd, North Wales, previously in Caernarfonshire. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For other uses, see Coast (disambiguation). ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Gwynedd ... *Map sources for LlÅ·n Peninsula Hafan Pwllheli Marina St. ... This article is about the county of Wales. ... Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid 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. ...


It has been owned by the National Trust since 1994. With views across to Yr Eifl and Snowdonia, Porthdinllaen, with Nefyn and Morfa Nefyn, form a magnificent two miles of sweeping bay. There are only about two dozen buildings at Porthdinllaen, with the Ty Coch pub the center of the village. The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Yr Eifl is a mountain on the Lleyn peninsula in north-western Wales. ... Tryfans north ridge (seen on the left in this picture) in Snowdonia. ... Nefyn is a small town on the north-west coast of the Lleyn Peninsula in north Wales with a population of around 2,500. ... Morfa Nefyn Morfa Nefyn is a small village located on the northern side of the lleyn Peninsula. ...


Vehicular access to the village is restricted to residents with a car permit; visitors must walk across the beach from Morfa Nefyn or across the golf course on top of the headland, past the Iron Age hillfort. This article is about the sport of golf. ... Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... The term hill fort is commonly used by archeologists to describe fortified enclosures located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. ...

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Port

Porthdinllaen was originally a fishing port, based around a natural harbour over a mile and a quarter across, and with over one hundred acres of safe anchorage. The harbour is sheltered from all but a north-easterly wind, and as the only such haven on the Llyn Peninsula, it has been used for many centuries of trading, and a place to run to for shelter in a storm.[1]


In May 1806, a parliamentary bill approved new buildings when it seemed that Porthdinllaen would be chosen over Holyhead, Anglesey, as the route to Northern Ireland. Preferred by Isambard Kingdom Brunel as his point of embarkation for his railway, the location was further west and less accessible than Thomas Telford's road developments to Holyhead. Porthdinllaen Harbour Company was formed in 1808 in preparation by the Jones Parry family of the Madryn estate (the companies assets included the village and the harbour), but the bill before Parliament to constitute Porthdinllaen as a harbour for Irish trade was rejected in 1810.[2] Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) (IPA: ), was a British engineer. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Thomas Telford (August 9, 1757 - September 2, 1834) was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. ...


Pig farming was important to the economy of the Llyn Peninsula, and Porthdinllaen was the main point of export to Liverpool. In 1830, the farmers and merchants asked the Madryn estate to build a bigger pier, but they estate refused. The first steamer the “Vale of Clwyd” didn't therefore enter service until 1832. Apart from goods to support the population and the farmers, Porthdinllaen imported large quantities of salt to create the Nefyn herring.[1] For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... Nefyn is a small town on the north-west coast of the Lleyn Peninsula in north Wales with a population of around 2,500. ... Species Clupea alba Clupea bentincki Clupea caspiopontica Clupea chrysotaenia Clupea elongata Clupea halec Clupea harengus Clupea inermis Clupea leachii Clupea lineolata Clupea minima Clupea mirabilis Clupea pallasii Clupea sardinacaroli Clupea sulcata Herrings are small, oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Atlantic...


Railway

Various proposals were made to build railways to serve the harbour at Porthdinllaen, although none were eventually constructed:[2]

  • 1808 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, as point of embarkation to Ireland
  • 1830 - Samuel Holland, a slate quarry owner at Rhiw, joined Henry Archer, a businessman from Dublin, to promote the Festiniog Railway, incorporated by Act of Parliament on 23 May 1832
  • 1845 - The Worcester and Porth-Dynllaen Railway informed the Rev. T. Parry Jones Parry of an application to Parliament of a railway track from Worcester to Porthdinllaen
  • 1845 - The North Wales Railway Co. planned to construct 28 miles of track from Bangor to Porthdinllaen
  • 1860 - The Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway Company wanted to construct a line from Aberystwyth to Porthdinllaen
  • 1877 - The Cambrian Railways Act revived the powers conferred by the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway Act 1862 for a railway to Porthdinlleyn Harbour

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Lifeboat station

In the 19th century, North Wales lacked easily passable roads, and so the sea was the easiest way to access many of the communities. Porthdinllaen, on the northern coast of the Llyn peninsula, with it's sheltered east facing bay, became important as a harbour of refuge and a busy port, with over 700 ships passing through the port in 1861. After storms in 1863, the local parish priest wrote to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to request a lifeboat be positioned in the harbour. Swanage lifeboat being winched up its slipway The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a charity based in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland dedicated to saving lives at sea around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. ...


The boat shed and slip commissioned in 1864. Manned constantly since, Porthdinllaen lifeboat station is the only lifeboat station where Welsh is the normally spoken language of the crew. The current coxswain is Mike Davies, who has served as coxswain since 2004. The current Tyne class lifeboat is called "Hetty Rampton," and she has been in service since April 27, 1987.[3] Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Tyne class lifeboats serve the shores of the UK as a part of the RNLI fleet. ... is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 1987. ...


Film location

Due to its highly preserved and yet maintained status, Porthdinllaen regularly acts as a film amd television shooting location. In September 2004 it posed as a Scottish fishing village for the Demi Moore romantic thriller Half Light.[4] This article is about the country. ... Demi Kutcher (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11, 1962) is an American actress. ... Half Light is a 2006 movie starring Demi Moore. ...


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