- Waunfawr
Waunfawr ("large
moorland /heathland " in Welsh) is a largevillage on the outskirts of theSnowdonia National Park ,Gwynedd , in NorthWales .Waunfawr railway station on theWelsh Highland Railway adjoins the [http://www.snowdonia-park.co.uk/brewpub.html Snowdonia Parc Brewpub and Inn] at the southern end of the village.The local community enterprise charity, [http://www.anturwaunfawr.org/ Antur Waunfawr] , among its many local initiatives, operates the Bryn Pistyll Site at Waunfawr as a popular attraction for local people and tourists. It includes a nature park, gardens and nursery, museum, crafts and local products shop, cafe and children’s play area.
The
Marconi Company built a large high-powered Long Wave Wireless Telegraph transmitting station near the village in 1914 which worked in association with its receiving station atTywyn . The station initiated commercial transatlantic wireless service fromLondon toNew York in 1920. It replaced Marconi's transatlantic wireless service fromClifden ,Ireland toCanada , after the Clifden station was destroyed in theIrish Civil War in 1922. The building is now used as a climbing centre.There are many recreational facilities available in Waunfawr, from playing
snooker to playing football on the all-weather pitch. There is also a youth club and a junior football club.The village name is occasionally, and erroneously, spelt "Waenfawr" which in 1994 changed its name from "Waenfawr" to "Waunfawr".
External links
* [http://www.anturwaunfawr.org/Antur%20Web/Homepage.htm Antur Waunfawr website]
* [http://www.gb4imd.org.uk/waunfawr.htm A Short History of the Marconi Long Wave Transmitting Station]
* [http://www.chamois.org.uk/cmc/history.shtml Chamois Mountaineering Club]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3491286 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Waunfawr and surrounding area]
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* Marconi and his wireless stations in Wales (Carreg Gwalch, Llanrwst 1999 ISBN 0-86381-536-7 Hari Williams)
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