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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Penmaenmawr, vil. with ry. sta., on N. coast of Carnarvonshire, on river Machno, 4 miles SW. of Conway; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; is a pleasant watering place, with firm sandy beach, and affords excellent and safe bathing at nearly all stages of the tide. Penmaenmawr Mountain (the northern terminating point of the Snowdon range), in SW. vicinity of sta., has an alt. of 1553 ft.; on its summit is Dinas Penmaen, or Braich-y-Dinas, an ancient British fort, capable of holding 20,000 men.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Caernarvonshire AncC |
| Place: | Penmaen Mawr |
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