Harlech
Harlech is a seaside resort as well as community in the north-west Wales region of Gwynedd. Prior to 1974 it was in the historical borders of Merionethshire The community lies on Tremadog Bay in the centre of Gwynedd within the Snowdonia National Park. It has been in the unitary authority of Gwynedd given that 1996, and also before that in the Meirionydd Area of the 1974 County of Gwynedd. Of its population of 1,447, 51 percent habitually speak the Welsh language. Its landmark Harlech Castle was started in 1283 by Edward I of England, caught by Owain Glyndwr, and in the 1480s a stronghold of Henry Tudor. It was improved a cliff face alongside the sea, but coast adjustments suggest it now exists about half a mile (800 m) inland. New real estate has been constructed in the reduced town location and also in the high community around the shopping road, church and castle. The two locations are connected by a steep, winding road called "Twtil".