Arthog
Arthog is a village, article town as well as community in the Meirionnydd location in Gwynedd, north Wales including the towns of Fairbourne as well as Friog. It is located on the A493, around 8 miles (13 km) west of Dolgellau, as well as had a population of 1,010 in 2001, [1] increasing a little to 1,031 at the 2011 census. It is popular for its exterior activity centres as well as the nearby Llynnau Cregennen. The Arthog Outdoor Education Centre is owned by Telford and Wrekin Council and is mostly made use of in term-time by schools from the Shropshire and also Telford & Wrekin Local Education Authorities. The other outside task centre, Min Y Don, has been family had and run because the 1950s. They too are primarily used in term-time by schools from the Midlands, however are also greatly involved with local community work. In 1894, Solomon Andrews, a Cardiff entrepreneur, got land ignoring the Mawddach tidewater. On the website he finished Mawddach Crescent in 1902. The row of terraced homes was the start of a purpose-built holiday resort he planned for the location. Nevertheless the planned development went no further because the surrounding land confirmed improper for urban planning. During the Second World War, the Royal Marines commandeered Mawddach Crescent. It ended up being known as Iceland Camp. The marines additionally developed huts on nearby Fegla Fawr, the foundation bases can still be seen in between the trees above the tidewater. The town was offered by Arthog train station (on the Barmouth - Ruabon line) until the full closure of the line in 1964. The line is now a path referred to as the Llwybr Mawddach (English: Mawddach Trail), and is preferred with both pedestrians as well as cyclists. According to the 2011 census, 28.3% of the area's citizens had the ability to speak Welsh. As a result, Arthog had the lowest portion of Welsh speakers of any type of community in Gwynedd. 70.6% of the community's homeowners were birthed outside Wales.
