Cwm-y-glo
Cwm-y-glo
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![]() Capel Tabernacl | |
Location within Gwynedd | |
Population | 995 |
Language | Welsh (72.1%) |
OS grid reference | SH551626 |
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Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CAERNARFON |
Postcode district | LL55 |
Dialling code | 01286 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
Arfon | |
Website | https://llanrug.cymru/ |
Cwm-y-glo is a small village in
The focus of the village is on the original roadway, now bypassed by the
To the east of the village lies the
The village is mainly residential, but has a number of shops and small businesses. Menter Fachwen is a local charity offering work to adults with disabilities.
The community is policed from Llanberis and has a dedicated
History
The origin of the village's name ("Valley of Coal") lies in its connection with the extensive slate industries which thrived in the valley in 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. The area was home to the charcoal sub-industry, which the foundries at the various quarries depended on to fabricate iron to support the slate industry.
On 30 June 1869, two carts carrying
Between 1865 and 1965 an
References
- ^ "Custom report – Nomis – Official Labour Market Statistics".
- ^ From details recorded on the plaque.
- ^ BBC website
- ^ Caernarfon and Denbigh Herald, 24 April 2008.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cwm-y-glo and surrounding area
- North Wales Police Archived 13 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine