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Barmouth
Barmouth is a community and also community in the region of Gwynedd, north-western Wales, resting on the tidewater of the River Mawddach and Cardigan Bay. Located in the Historic county of Merionethshire, the Welsh kind of the name is derived from "Aber" (tidewater) and the river's name, "Mawddach". The English kind of the name is a corruption of the earlier Welsh type 'Abermawdd'. The community is offered by Barmouth train station. The community expanded around the shipbuilding industry, and much more lately as a seaside hotel. Noteworthy structures consist of the middle ages Ty Gwyn tower house, the 19th century Ty Crwn roundhouse jail and St John's Church. William Wordsworth, a visitor to Barmouth in the 19th century, described it thus: "With a fine sea view ahead, the mountains behind, the marvelous tidewater running 8 miles [13 kilometres] inland, as well as Cadair Idris within compass of a day's stroll, Barmouth can always hold its very own versus any competitor." Dinas Oleu (Citadel of Light), which lies east of the town on the adjacent hillside, was the very first system of land to be donated to the National Trust fund.