Ffestiniog

Ffestiniog

Ffestiniog is a community in Gwynedd, Wales, containing several villages, in particular the settlements of Llan Ffestiniog and Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Ffestiniog was a parish in the former county of Merionethshire, later becoming an urban district.

On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the urban district of Ffestiniog was abolished, becoming merged with other districts to form the district of Meirionnydd. Ffestiniog became a community with a town council.

ee also

* Ffestiniog Railway
* Ffestiniog power station
* Festiniog and Blaenau Railway

External links

* [http://www.ffestiniog.org.uk/ Ffestiniog.org.uk]


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