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Panton Arms Hotel, Pentraeth

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The Panton Arms Hotel, in Pentraeth, Anglesey, is a Grade II listed building situated in the centre of the village. It is named after the Panton family, former landowners from the nearby Plas Gwyn estate. It was built in early-mid C18 and was listed in 1969. In August 2016 the landlord Ed Griffiths temporarily renamed the pub 'The Pokemon Arms' in honor of his younger customers who were using the pub's WiFi to battle their Pokemons at the Poke-Gym and Pokestop, geolocated over the War Memorial and St Mary's Church across Beaumaris Road. Described by ITN as "an oasis of connectivity" due to the pubs association with technology having hosted the local tech club 'Clwb Technoleg Mon' on Sunday nights since 2015.

http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2016-08-18/gotta-drink-em-all-pub-changes-name-as-pokemon-players-flood-in/

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Panton Arms Hotel, Pentraeth Wikipedia