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Merionethshire was created in 1284.
The motto of Merionethshire is 'Tra môr, tra Meirion'.
Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire ended in 1974.
Bill Bramwell was born on July 16, 1922, in Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales, UK.
Kathy Lloyd was born on November 13, 1967, in Portmeirion, Merionethshire, Wales, UK.
The proud and noble Welsh surname Price is to be found in the ancient records of Merionethshire, where they'd held a family seat- quite possibly prior to the Norman Conquest of 1066 A.D.. Family motto: "Life is short, glory eternal"
A large proportion of the pennsylvanian Quakers came from Wales in the 1680s. They emigrated to America to escape persecution for their religious beliefs in their homeland. They were verbally promised 40,000 acres of land in Pennsylvania by William Penn, who was given land in the area by royal grant as payment of a debt. Their intention was to establish a Welsh Quaker Utopia, where the Welsh langauage would be the native tongue and they would be governed by Welsh laws and customs. This region became known as, ' The Merrion Tract' 'or Welsh Barony' and the townships were named after places in Wales; Merion after Merionethshire, Haverford after Haverfordwest and Radnor after Radnorshire. However, as with all utopian ventures, greater political forces prevailed and the dream failed.
Andrew Crombie Ramsay has written: 'Geological map of England & Wales' 'The old glaciers of Switzerland and North Wales' 'The excavation of the valleys of the Alps' 'On the glacial origin of certain lakes in Switzerland, the Black Forest, Great Britain, Sweden, North America, and elsewhere' 'The geological structure of Merionethshire and Caernarvonshire' 'Upon the origin of Alpine and Italian Lakes, and upon glacial erosion' -- subject(s): Geology, Glaciers 'On the erosion of valleys and lakes' -- subject(s): Erosion 'The old glaciers of Switzerland and North Wales' -- subject(s): Glaciers 'The geology of the island of Arran' -- subject(s): Description and travel, Geology 'On the glacial origin of certain lakes in Switzerland, the Black Forest, Great Britain, Sweden, North America, and elsewhere' -- subject(s): Lakes 'On the superficial accumulations and surface-markings of North Wales' -- subject(s): Geology