Population 4,875 (2011) Community Ffestiniog Country Wales Local time Saturday 6:21 AM | OS grid reference SH705455 Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01766 Post town Blaenau Ffestiniog | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 89% Humidity Points of interest Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Ffestiniog Railway, Moelwyn Mawr, Moelwyn Bach, Moelwynion | ||
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Ffestiniog is a community in Gwynedd in Wales, containing several villages, in particular the settlements of Llan Ffestiniog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It has a population of 4,875.
Contents
- Porthmadog harbour ffestiniog railway snowdonia wales uk
- Map of Ffestiniog UK
- Blaenau ffestiniog wales fascinating slate mine experience
- History
- Toponymy
- References
Map of Ffestiniog, UK
Blaenau ffestiniog wales fascinating slate mine experience
History
Ffestiniog was a parish in Cantref Ardudwy; in 1284, Ardudwy became part of the county of Meirionnydd, which became an administrative county in 1888. Mary Evans (1735–89) founded a sect in Ffestiniog around 1780, whose believers held that she had married Christ in a ceremony held in Ffestiniog church. The sect soon died out after her death. The parish was created an urban district in 1894. On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, Ffestiniog Urban District was abolished, becoming merged with other districts to form Meirionnydd District, which was itself abolished in 1996. Ffestiniog became a community with an elected town council.
Ffestiniog Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1893. The club closed at the end of March 2014.
Toponymy
Celtic place-name in *-ākon "place of", then, "place belonging to, territory of" > Old Welsh -auc, -awg > Welsh -og. The form -iog with an additional /i/ can be explained by the preceding element, which is a personal name ending with -i-us : Festinius. The whole name should be *Festiniākon. Probably same name as Festigny (France, e.g.: Festigny, Marne, Festiniacus in 853)