Pennal
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| Pennal | |
|---|---|
 St Peter ad Vincula church, Pennal | |
  Pennal Location within Gwynedd | |
| Population | 404 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SH699003 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Machynlleth |
| Postcode district | SY20 |
| Dialling code | 01654 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Pennal is a village and community on the A493 road in southern Gwynedd, Wales, on the north bank of the River Dyfi, near Machynlleth.
It lies in the
Roman fort
It was the site of a small
Price Family of Esgair Weddan
Just outside Pennal is the farmstead of 'Esgair Weddan' which from the 14th century until the mid 18th was the home of the Price (ap Rhys) family of Esgair Weddan, patrilineal descendants of
Owain Glyndŵr
Pennal is known for its historical association with
Anwyl Family of Llugwy
Just outside Pennal, on the banks of the Dyfi opposite the hamlet of
Recent history
In the early 19th century there were quays on the Dyfi where slate from the quarries around Corris, Aberllefenni and Abergynolwyn was brought by packhorse for loading onto seagoing vessels. This trade died out when the Corris Railway to Machynlleth and the Talyllyn Railway to Tywyn were built. The Cwm Ebol quarry operated a mile north west of the village between 1868 and around 1906. A 3 ft (914 mm) gauge tramway[2] (later converted to 2 ft (610 mm) gauge) operated between the quarry and the village. Between 1918 and 1920 part of the tramway was reused in another 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway, serving timber felling operations at Cwm Dwr, two miles north of the village. The early internal combustion locomotive Baguley 774 was used on the line.[3]
The village also has a place in music history, as it was at nearby Bron-Yr-Aur cottage that Robert Plant was living when he wrote the Led Zeppelin classic, "Stairway to Heaven".[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ISBN 0-86381-689-4.
- ^ Quine, Dan (March 2017). "Baguley 774 and the Pennal Tramway". Industrial Railway Record.
External links
- Description and photos of the Church
- Cefn Caer website – occasional residence of Owain Glyndŵr
- Owain Glyndŵr Society's page about the Pennal letter
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Pennal and surrounding area
