Aberangell
Appearance
Aberangell | |
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Walton Terrace in Aberangell | |
Location within Gwynedd | |
OS grid reference | SH845098 |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MACHYNLLETH |
Postcode district | SY20 |
Dialling code | 01650 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd | |
Aberangell () is a village in Gwynedd, Wales.
Geography
Aberangell stands at the
Afon Dyfi, and lies within Dinas Mawddwy community. On the north side of the village, the long ridge of Pen y Clipau runs down from the summit of Foel Dinas. The Afon Mynach joins the Afon Angell just west of the village with the rounded slopes of Moel y Ffridd
beyond.
History
Estates
During the
Transport
narrow gauge Hendre-Ddu Tramway
.
1990 onwards
Royal Mail announced the closure of Aberangell post office in October 2008.[2] In 1993 and 2008 Aberangell won Calor Village of the Year in Wales.
References
- ^ Williams, Richard (1894). Montgomeryshire worthies. Newtown: Phillips & Son. p. 308.
- ^ "PO branch saved but 48 to close". BBC News Online. October 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
External links
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