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Bontnewydd, Gwynedd

 
Wikipedia: Bontnewydd, Gwynedd

Coordinates: 53°07′01″N 4°16′05″W / 53.117°N 4.2681°W / 53.117; -4.2681

Bontnewydd

Chapel at Bontnewydd in 2005.jpg
Chapel at Bontnewydd in 2005

Bontnewydd is located in Wales2
Bontnewydd

Bontnewydd shown within Wales
OS grid reference SH483601
Principal area Gwynedd
Ceremonial county Gwynedd
Constituent country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
European Parliament Wales
UK Parliament Caernarfon
List of places: UK • Wales • Gwynedd

Bontnewydd (Welsh, meaning 'New Bridge' in English) is a small village with a population of 1,165 located on the A487 road 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, Wales, close to the river Gwyrfai, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from its outflow into Foryd Bay.

It is served by Bontnewydd railway station, an unstaffed halt on the Welsh Highland Railway. The village has two small supermarkets, an outdoor attraction called Gypsy Wood Park, a pub called The Newborough Arms and one school.

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