Afon Wen

Afon Wen

Afon Wen is a small hamlet on the Llŷn peninsula in the Welsh principal area of Gwynedd.

Location

It is located at the mouth of a short river half a mile from the village of Chwilog and midway between Pwllheli and Cricieth.

History & Amenities

Afon Wen railway station was formerly a junction station on the Cambrian Coast Line, from where a connection could be made via the Carnarvonshire Railway (later LNWR and LMS) to the north coast at Caernarfon. For many people the name of the place is synonymous with that line, as in the song "Trên i Afon Wen" by Welsh pop star Bryn Fôn. The line was closed in 1965, and the track lifted. Part of the line, from Caernarfon to Dinas, is now part of the route of the newly re-opened Welsh Highland Railway.

The section from Caernarfon to Bryncir has been converted into a footpath/cycleway that forms part of the National Cycle Network Route 8 (NCN8) and is known as Lon Eifion.

ee also

*Caernarfon railway station (L&NWR)

External links

* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3499580 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Afon Wen and surrounding area]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Afon-wen — is a village in the Welsh principal area of Flintshire …   Wikipedia

  • Afon Wen railway station — Infobox UK disused station name = Afon Wen caption = original = Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway pregroup = Cambrian Railways postgroup = Great Western Railway locale = Afon Wen borough = Gwynedd platforms = 3 events = Opened years = 2… …   Wikipedia

  • Afon Conwy — Boote auf dem Conwy Der Conwy (walisisch: Afon Conwy) ist ein Fluss im nördlichen Wales. Von seiner Quelle bis zur Mündung in die Conwy Bay in der irischen See ist der Fluss etwas länger als 43 Kilometer. Der Conwy entsteht in der Migneint Heide …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of rivers of Wales — This is a list of rivers of Wales, organised geographically, taken anti clockwise, from Hoylake on Wirral through to the M48 Bridge that separates the estuary of the River Wye from the River Severn. Tributaries are listed down the page in an… …   Wikipedia

  • Aberdaron — Coordinates: 52°48′29″N 4°42′36″W / 52.808°N 4.710°W / 52.808; 4.710 …   Wikipedia

  • River Mawddach — Afon Mawddach River Mawddach looking west to Barmouth Bay Mouth Barmouth Basin countries Wales The …   Wikipedia

  • Chwilog — The B4354 running through Chwilog. Chwilog is a village in Eifionydd on the Llyn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It forms part of the community of Llanystumdwy. The village is fairly linear, built up around the B4354 which crosses the… …   Wikipedia

  • Criccieth — Coordinates: 52°55′01″N 4°14′11″W / 52.91697°N 4.23626°W / 52.91697; 4.23626 …   Wikipedia

  • Corris — Coordinates: 52°39′13″N 3°50′31″W / 52.6536°N 3.8419°W / 52.6536; 3.8419 …   Wikipedia

  • Corris Uchaf — Coordinates: 52°39′46″N 3°51′34″W / 52.66288°N 3.85951°W / 52.66288; 3.85951 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”