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Pwllheli is the main market town of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. It is a mainly Welsh-speaking town. Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ...
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This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the principal area of Gwynedd, Wales. ...
The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ...
*Map sources for LlÅ·n Peninsula Hafan Pwllheli Marina St. ...
Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ...
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Plaid Cymru (IPA:; English: ; often referred to simply as Plaid) is a political party in Wales. ...
History
The town's name means saltwater basin. The pronunciation of Pwllheli includes a sound not found in the English language (a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative), but is very approximately pu-HLEL-ee, IPA: [pʊɬ'hɛlɪ]. The voiceless alveolar lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. ...
Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabetâ€. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ...
The town was given its charter as a borough by Edward, the Black Prince in 1355, and a market is still held each Wednesday in the centre of the town on the 'Maes' (=field in English). Edward, Prince of Wales, KG (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), popularly known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and father to King Richard II of England. ...
Events January 7 - Portuguese king Afonso IV sends three men to kill Ines de Castro, beloved of his son prince Pedro - Pedro revolts and incites a civil war. ...
The town grew around the shipbuilding and fishing industries. Men from Francisco de Orellanas expedition building a small brigantine, the San Pedro, to be used in the search for food Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. ...
Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ...
During the 1890s, the town was developed by Solomon Andrews, a Cardiff businessman. This work included the Promenade, roads and houses at West End. A tramway was built linking the town to Llanbedrog. The trams ran until 1927 when a section of track was seriously damaged by a storm. The town includes numerous shops, including Woolworth's, Euronics and many more smaller shops. Supermarkets include Somerfield, Spar, Co-operative, Iceland and the new Asda store. The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no...
Several men have been named Solomon Andrews; among them: Solomon Andrews (Pwllheli), a Welsh entrepreneur, and investor in tramlines Solomon Andrews (airship) inventor of a dirigible aircraft, from Perth Amboy, New Jersey. ...
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A Promenade is a seaside walkway constructed so that people can enjoy walking near the sea without getting their clothes wet and dirty. ...
The Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway was a horse-worked tramway connecting Pwllheli and Llanbedrog on the coast of the LlÅ·n Peninsula. ...
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Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Education - Ysgol Cymerau, Primary School. (Welsh-medium.)
- Ysgol Glan Y Môr, Secondary School. (Welsh-medium.)
Ysgol Glan y Môr was formed by the merger of the former Pwllheli Grammar and the Frondeg Secondary Modern Schools. These occupied sites at Penrallt and Upper Ala Road, respectively. The two schools merged in mid-1969 to form a comprehensive-status school based at two separated sites within the town.
The junior pupils (year 1 and year 2) were located at the Penrallt site (former grammar school site) and the senior pupils (year 3 and upwards) were located at a new complex constructed at Cardiff Road. This new school was subsequently expanded to accommodate all pupils under the Ysgol Glan y Môr name.
The Penrallt site was later redeveloped to form the Pwllheli campus of Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor. The facade of the main building of the old grammar school was retained and incorporated into the design of the current college buildings. Thus the 'old school' is readily seen from the town square (Y Maes) in much the same way as it has been since the former Pwllheli County School moved to Penrallt in the early 20th century.
- Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor. (Mostly Welsh-medium.)
Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor (in English Meirion-Dwyfor College), also known as CMD, is a college in Gwynedd, North Wales at Dolgellau, serving the areas of Meirionydd and Dwyfor. ...
Geography
Transportation
Rail Pwllheli railway station is the terminus of the Cambrian Coast Railway running to Dovey Junction near Machynlleth. Pwllheli railway station in Pwllheli, Gwynedd is a terminus of the Cambrian Coast Railway. ...
The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. ...
Dovey Junction is a station on the Cambrian Line in Wales. ...
Machynlleth is a market town in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn), north Powys in Wales. ...
Road The A499 road is the major road of the Lleyn peninsula in North Wales. ...
The A497 road is a major road on the Lleyn peninsula in North Wales. ...
Attractions Plas Bodegroes is a former country house, located near Pwllheli, Gwynedd The Grade2 listed Georgian country house stands in its own grounds on the Llyn Peninsula, on the far north west of Wales. ...
The Michelin Guide or Michelin Red Guide is a guide book about restaurants and hotels, published by the Michelin company. ...
A Blue Flag beach is a maritime or freshwater recreational beach that has met stringent quality standards during the whole of the previous bathing season. ...
(14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...
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Arts Pwllheli hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1925 and 1955, as well as an unofficial National Eisteddfod event in 1875. The Eisteddfod (literally sitting) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ...
Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ...
1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Language According to the 2001 census, 80% of the population speak Welsh, with the highest percentage of Welsh speakers in the 10-14 age bracket, 94%.
External links Coordinates: 52.88780° N 4.41818° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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