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62-524: Porthmadog ( Welsh: [pɔrθˈmadɔɡ] ), spelt Portmadoc until 1972 and known locally as "Port", is a coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd , Wales , and the historic county of Caernarfonshire . It lies 5 miles (8 km) east of Criccieth , 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Blaenau Ffestiniog , 25 miles (40 km) north of Dolgellau and 20 miles (32 km) south of Caernarfon . The community population
124-615: A Marilyn . The town's temperate maritime climate is influenced by the Gulf Stream . Borth-y-Gest, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Porthmadog, is built in a shallow bowl sweeping down to a sheltered bay, with hidden sandy coves and cliffs. Ships were built here before Porthmadog was established and houses, still known as "pilot houses", were erected at the mouth of the harbour so that pilots could watch for ships needing them. The village and its rows of Victorian houses have retained much of its atmosphere and charm. Stryd Mersey leads up from
186-448: A Meirionnydd ) ( Welsh : Caerdydd ) ( Welsh : Sir Aberteifi ) ( Welsh : Sir Gaerfyrddin ) ( Welsh : Sir Ddinbych ) ( Welsh : Sir y Fflint ) ( Welsh : Sir Fynwy ) ( Welsh : Sir Benfro ) ( Welsh : Abertawe ) ( Welsh : Aberconwy a Cholwyn ) ( Welsh : Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr ) ( Welsh : Caerffili ) ( Welsh : Merthyr Tudful ) ( Welsh : Castell-nedd Port Talbot ) ( Welsh : Castell-nedd
248-552: A community centre on High Street adjoining the harbour bridge. The building also incorporates the town's tourist information centre. From 1950 to 2010, Porthmadog was part of Caernarfon parliamentary constituency. In 2010 the town became part of the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency. In the Senedd , it has since 2007 formed part of Dwyfor-Meirionnydd constituency. It is represented by Mabon ap Gwynfor . It forms part of
310-826: A conjunction of Port and Madocks , although some believe it is named after a folklore character, Madog ab Owain Gwynedd , whose name appears also in "Ynys Fadog" ("Madog Island"). The earliest references to "Port Madoc" are from the 1820s in reference to shipping, well before the opening of the Ffestiniog Railway and the town's later growth. The name first appeared on an Ordnance Survey map in 1838. There are two tiers of local government covering Porthmadog, at community (town) and county level, with both councils using Welsh as their primary language: Cyngor Tref Porthmadog (Porthmadog Town Council) and Cyngor Gwynedd (Gwynedd Council). The town council meets at Y Ganolfan,
372-562: A construction material in the English industrial cities and transported to the new port by horse-drawn tramways. The Ffestiniog Railway , opened in 1836 as a gravity railway with horses hauling empty slate waggons back up to the quarries, was converted to steam operation in 1863; trains ran straight onto the wharves. By 1873 116,000 tons (117,800 t) of slate were being shipped out of Porthmadog and other trade developed. The Carnarvonshire and Merionethshire Steamship Company formed in 1864 purchased
434-594: A council's constitution and general powers were set out in the Local Government Act 1972 , which simplified the existing local governing structure in Wales that existed prior . The later Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 restructured local government, by significantly amending the previous act. The councils of the principal areas are generally supervised by the Welsh Government . The names of
496-478: A heritage centre, a shop and a cafe. Kerfoots, in a Victorian building on Stryd Fawr, is a small department store founded in 1874. It contains a unique spiral staircase, chandeliers and slender cast-iron columns to support the upper floors. The Millennium Dome, constructed by local craftsmen in 1999 to mark the store's 125th anniversary, is made of stained glass depicting scenes from Porthmadog in 1874. The Royal Sportsman Hotel (Welsh: Gwesty'r Heliwr) on Stryd Fawr
558-484: A local poet, Eliseus Williams (Eifion Wyn) , has 204 pupils. It moved into new premises in 2003. There are units for children with special educational needs or with language difficulties. At the last school inspection by Estyn in 2004, 9 per cent of pupils were entitled to free school meals and 72 per cent came from homes where Welsh was the main spoken language. Ysgol Borth-y-Gest in Stryd Mersey, Borth-y-Gest,
620-406: A need for more formal structures of local government. In 1858 the parish of Ynyscynhaiarn was made a local board district , governed by an elected local board. Such local board districts were reconstituted as urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894 . In 1896 the western part of Ynyscynhaiarn, which was known as the township of Uwchyllyn, was transferred to the parish of Treflys, leaving
682-519: A sea wall, the Cob, in 1808–1811 to reclaim much of Traeth Mawr from the sea for farming use. Diversion of the Afon Glaslyn caused it to scour out a new natural harbour deep enough for small ocean-going sailing ships, and the first public wharves appeared in 1825. Quarry companies followed, with wharves along the shore almost to Borth-y-Gest, while slate was carted from Ffestiniog down to quays along
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#1732771819143744-512: A wide beach, Black Rock Sands (Welsh: Traeth Morfa Bychan), with Graig Ddu, a rocky headland, at its western end. At low tide, rock pools and caverns are exposed. The beach is popular with windsurfers, and is unusual in allowing vehicles onto the sands. Sand dunes behind the beach form part of Morfa Bychan and Greenacres Nature Reserve. Standing in a field is Cist Cerrig, a dolmen , near which are rocks containing cup marks . In 1996 there were protests backed by Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg against
806-541: Is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales . Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England but, unlike English parishes, communities cover the whole of Wales. There are 878 communities in Wales. Until 1974 Wales was divided into civil parishes . These were abolished by section 20 (6) of the Local Government Act 1972 , and replaced by communities by section 27 of
868-447: Is divided into 22 sub-divisions collectively called "principal areas" in the 1994 act. They may be styled as either a "county" or a "county borough". Each principal area is overseen by a " principal council ", which may also adopt their principal area style, being called a "county council" ( Welsh : cyngor sir ) or a "county borough council" (Welsh: cyngor bwrdeistref sirol ). The basic framework of local government and specifically
930-659: Is the smallest of the three with 70 pupils. A 2009 report by Cyngor Gwynedd , Excellent Primary Education For Children In Gwynedd, set out the future for county primary schools. That of Ysgol Borth-y-Gest, built in 1880, had been in doubt. In 2006, at the last inspection by Estyn , 3 per cent of pupils were entitled to free school meals and 20 per cent came from homes where Welsh was the main spoken language. Ysgol y Gorlan in Tremadog has 122 pupils. When Estyn last inspected in 2008, ten per cent of pupils were entitled to free school meals and some 50 per cent came from homes where Welsh
992-525: The Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway in 1867, was effectively ended by the First World War , when the lucrative German market for slate collapsed. The 19th-century wharves survive, but the slate warehouses have been replaced by holiday apartments and the harbour is used by leisure yachts. The name Porthmadog derives from its English spelling, Portmadoc, the official name until 1972. This was
1054-543: The Afon Dwyryd , then boated to Porthmadog for transfer to seagoing vessels. In the later 19th century, Porthmadog flourished as a port, its population rising from 885 in 1821 to over 3,000 by 1861. The rapidly growing cities of England needed high-quality roofing slate , which was brought to the new port by tramway from quarries in Ffestiniog and Llanfrothen . The Ffestiniog Railway opened in 1836, followed by
1116-544: The Cambrian Coast Line between Pwllheli and Machynlleth is served by Transport for Wales for Shrewsbury , Wolverhampton and Birmingham . Porthmadog Harbour at the southern end of Stryd Fawr, has been the Ffestiniog Railway terminus since passenger services started in 1865. Since 2011 it is also the southern terminus of the rebuilt Welsh Highland Railway from Caernarfon . The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway has its main station and visitor centre near
1178-569: The Fishguard and Bangor . The A498 runs north from Porthmadog to Beddgelert , for access to Snowdonia . The A497 runs west through the southern Llŷn Peninsula to Criccieth and Pwllheli . In 2008 the Welsh Assembly Government issued plans for a A487 Porthmadog, Minffordd and Tremadog Bypass to reduce through traffic. This officially opened on 17 October 2011. Of the town's three railway stations, Porthmadog on
1240-580: The Gorseddau Tramway in 1856 and the Croesor Tramway in 1864. By 1873 over 116,000 tons (117,800 t) were exported through Porthmadog in over a thousand ships. Several shipbuilders were active at this time. They were known particularly for their three-masted schooners called Western Ocean Yachts, the last of which was launched in 1913. By 1841 the trackway across the reclaimed land had been straightened. It would develop into Stryd Fawr,
1302-672: The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 . Principal areas of Wales Charles III Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales First Minister ( list ) Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS ( L ) Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS ( L ) Counsel General-designate – Elisabeth Jones Chief Whip and Trefnydd – Jane Hutt MS (L) Permanent Secretary Sixth Senedd Llywydd (Presiding Officer) Elin Jones MS ( PC ) Leader of
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#17327718191431364-664: The Rebecca to carry stores from Liverpool to supply the growing town. The First World War marked the end of Porthmadog's exports. No new ships were built, several were sunk by enemy action, and most of the survivors were sold. The arrival at Blaenau Ffestiniog of the LNWR in 1879 and the GWR in 1883 brought a steady decline in the slate traffic carried by the Festiniog Railway and Portmadoc shipping. Some slate had been carried via
1426-854: The Welsh Ministers and the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales . The 1972 changes were enacted in 1974 by the then Conservative administration . The principal areas' councils are unitary authorities , and are sub-divided into communities and electoral wards . Some of the principal areas have county borough status, a largely historical status that reflects their historical existence as major population centres. The eleven county boroughs of Wales are Blaenau Gwent , Bridgend , Caerphilly , Conwy , Merthyr Tydfil , Neath Port Talbot , Newport , Rhondda Cynon Taf , Torfaen , Vale of Glamorgan and Wrexham . County borough status does not award any different rights compared to
1488-424: The counties and county boroughs of Wales , are a form of subdivision in Wales . There are currently 22 principal areas in Wales, and they were established in 1996. They are a single-tier form of local government , each governed by a principal council . They replaced the previous two-tier system of eight counties and 32 districts that were in place in Wales from 1974 to 1996 . For local government , Wales
1550-468: The electoral region of Mid and West Wales . The Porthmadog area historically formed part of the parish of Ynyscynhaiarn (or Ynyscynhaearn). The parish church was St Cynhaearn's Church , which stands in an isolated location 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Porthmadog. The parish was in two separate parts: an eastern part including the Porthmadog and Tremadog area, and a western part which included
1612-558: The "principal areas". The 1994 act also created the communities and preserved counties. In 2014, plans were announced to reform local government in Wales, reducing the number of principal areas from 22 to a smaller number of unitary authorities, similar to the counties that they replaced in 1996. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales in 2020, the principal areas were used as a basis for local lockdowns . ( Welsh : Ynys Môn ) ( Welsh : Sir Fôn ) ( Welsh : Sir Gaernarfon
1674-532: The 10–14 age range at 96.3 per cent. Almost all community activities are held in Welsh. Porthmadog hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1987. Y Ganolfan on Stryd Fawr, built in 1975, is a venue for concerts, exhibitions and other community events. It has also hosted televised wrestling matches. Porthmadog Maritime Museum on Oakley Wharf occupies an old slate shed. It has displays of schooners built in
1736-523: The Cob was breached again and took several months to repair. In 2012, 260 metres of the embankment were widened on the seaward side of the Porthmadog end to allow a second platform to be added to the Ffestiniog Railway's Harbour Station. The former tollhouse at the north-western end of the Cob has slate-clad walls. It is one of few buildings to retain the interlocking slate ridge-tiles devised by Moses Kellow, manager of Croesor Quarry . The toll
1798-479: The Crown . In Wales, all town councils are community councils. There are now three communities with city status: Bangor , St Asaph and St Davids . The chair of a town council or city council will usually have the title mayor (Welsh: maer ). However, not every community has a council. In communities with populations too small to sustain a full community council, community meetings may be established. The communities in
1860-599: The Festiniog Railway, the Croesor & Portmadoc Railway and the Cambrian Railways after the latter's line had been opened between Barmouth and Pwllheli in 1867; this traffic was diverted to the exchange yard established between the Festiniog Railway and the Cambrian Railways at Minffordd in 1872. By 1925 less than five per cent of Ffestiniog 's slate output went out by sea. The final load of slate delivered by rail left by sea from Porthmadog in 1946. Two months later
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2046-465: The age of 16 and 23.6 per cent were over 65 years of age; 69.5 per cent of households were in owner-occupied accommodation and 24.6 per cent were renting. Holiday homes accounted for 12.5 per cent of dwellings. According to the 2011 census, 71% of residents were born in Wales and 24.5% in England. At the 2001 census, 44.3 per cent of the working-age population were employed, 11.5 per cent self-employed, 5.3 per cent unemployed and 20.4 per cent retired. Of
2108-443: The bay, flanked by terraced cottages. Before Porthmadog was developed, this was the starting point of a major crossing over the wide and dangerous Glaslyn estuary. Locals earned money by guiding travellers across the treacherous sands of Traeth Mawr to Harlech . Parc y Borth is a local nature reserve in deciduous woodland dominated by ancient Welsh oaks . Green woodpeckers , tawny owls and pied flycatchers can be seen among
2170-440: The branches. On the shore is another nature reserve, Pen y Banc, a mixture of coastal rocks, secluded sandy coves and mixed woodland. Established in 1996, it is a good spot to see wading birds. Its beaches attract many visitors. The mild climate results in a wide variety of vegetation, from gorse and heather through to blackthorn , crab apple , and birch . Morfa Bychan , 2.1 miles (3.4 km) south-west of Porthmadog, has
2232-425: The building of 800 houses at Morfa Bychan. These followed a High Court decision that planning permission granted in 1964 remained valid. The owners of the site later entered a legal agreement with Cyngor Gwynedd , allowing a caravan site and nature reserve to be placed on part of the site, which ensured that the 1964 permit could no longer be implemented. The council also settled a compensation claim by developers for
2294-642: The community boundaries within their area every fifteen years. The councils propose changes to the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales , which prepares a report and makes recommendations to the Welsh Government . If the Welsh Government accepts the recommendations, then it implements them using a statutory instrument . For example, in 2016 four new communities were created in the City and County of Cardiff . The legislation surrounding community councils in Wales has been amended significantly in
2356-429: The council renamed the area immediately, with the changes taking effect on 2 April 1996. The changes were: Other simpler changes also took place such as: Following the enacting of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 , the pre-existing eight counties of Wales (now largely the ceremonial preserved counties of Wales ) and its 37 districts in place since 1974 were replaced on 1 April 1996, with 22 unitary authorities,
2418-417: The embankment was breached by high tides and Madocks's supporters had to drum up money and men from all Caernarfonshire to repair the breach and strengthen the whole embankment. By 1814 it was open again, but Madocks's finances were in ruins. By 1836 the Ffestiniog Railway had opened its line across the embankment. It then become the main route for Ffestiniog slate to reach the new port at Porthmadog. In 1927
2480-452: The employed, 33.0 per cent worked in the distribution, hotel and catering trades and 23.5 per cent in public administration, education and health. Porthmadog expanded rapidly as a slate-exporting port. Slate had already reached King's Lynn and the Port of Wisbech by 1830 and was shipped further inland in barges for use in late Georgian era development. Welsh slate was also in high demand as
2542-402: The estuary of the Afon Glaslyn , where it runs into Tremadog Bay . The estuary, filled with sediment deposited by rivers emptying from the melting glaciers at the end of the last ice age , is a haven for migrating birds. Oystercatchers , redshanks and curlews are common, as are summer flocks of sandwich terns . To the west looms Moel y Gest , rising 863 feet (263 m) above the town as
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2604-492: The former islands reclaimed from Traeth Mawr . Taking the form of a Celtic cross and standing 16 feet (4.9 m) high, it was fashioned from Trefor granite and unveiled "in memory of ninety-seven fallen war heroes of Madoc Vale" in 1922. On Moel y Gest , a hill above the town, is an Iron Age stone-walled hill fort. The town has three local primary schools . The bilingual Ysgol Eifion Wyn in Stryd Fawr, named after
2666-401: The main commercial street of the town, with a range of shops and public houses and a post office, but the open green retained. A mineral railway to Tremadog ran along what would become Heol Madog. To the north was an industrial area of foundries, timber saw mills, slate works, a flour mill, a soda-pop plant and gasworks. Porthmadog's role as a commercial port, already reduced by the opening of
2728-863: The north end of Stryd Fawr on the former Cambrian Railways sidings opposite the mainline station. Trains run to Pen-y-Mount . Buses are run by Arriva Buses Wales , Gwynfor Coaches, Lloyds Coaches and Caelloi Motors, to Aberystwyth , Bangor, Beddgelert, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Caernarfon, Criccieth, Dolgellau , Machynlleth, Morfa Bychan , Penrhyndeudraeth , Pen-y-Pass , Portmeirion , Pwllheli, Rhyd and Tremadog . Community (Wales) Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales First Minister ( list ) Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS ( L ) Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS ( L ) Counsel General-designate – Elisabeth Jones Chief Whip and Trefnydd – Jane Hutt MS (L) Permanent Secretary Sixth Senedd Llywydd (Presiding Officer) Elin Jones MS ( PC ) Leader of
2790-435: The official spelling of the name from Portmadoc to Porthmadog at a meeting on 9 May 1972. Porthmadog Urban District was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . A community called Porthmadog was created instead, covering the area of the abolished urban district. District-level functions passed to Dwyfor District Council , which was in turn replaced in 1996 by Gwynedd Council. Porthmadog lies in Eifionydd , on
2852-450: The other counties. The 1994 act stated they should not be treated as a " borough " as defined by earlier legislation. The other eleven have county status, and are styled as "counties". The principal areas' boundaries are made up of its electoral wards, and the average number of electoral wards in a principal area is 40. Five of the principal areas use different names to those given in the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 . In each case
2914-456: The parish church and the village of Pentrefelin. The small parish of Treflys separated the two parts of Ynyscynhaiarn parish. Ynyscynhaiarn formed part of the ancient commote of Eifionydd , which in 1284 was made part of the new county of Caernarfonshire under the Statute of Rhuddlan . Following the development of Porthmadog and neighbouring Tremadog in the early nineteenth century, there was
2976-480: The plan consisted of a Manufactory, Loomery, fulling mill and corn mill , all worked by water power. To the north is Tan-yr-Allt, a property bought by Madocks for the first Regency house in Gwynedd . The sloping garden consists mainly of lawns planted with trees and shrubs. It includes a memorial to Percy Bysshe Shelley . At the 2001 census, Porthmadog had a population of 4,187, of whom 18.2 per cent were below
3038-405: The principal areas, in both English and Welsh, are set out in the 1994 amended version of the 1972 act, under Schedule 4. Section 74 of the 1972 act allows principal councils to change their names, if there is a two-third majority support for such in a specially convened meeting. Since their establishment, multiple councils have pursued a name change. Any notice of a name change has to be submitted to
3100-543: The railway ceased commercial operations. Before construction of the Cob in 1812, ships had been built at locations round Traeth Mawr . As the town developed, several shipbuilders from the Meirionnydd side moved to the new port, building brigs , schooners , barquentines and brigantines . After the arrival of the railway there was a reduction in trade, but a new type of ship, the Western Ocean Yacht ,
3162-439: The reduced parish and urban district of Ynyscynhaiarn just covering the eastern part of the old parish, which included Porthmadog and Tremadog. In 1915 the county council changed the urban district's name from Ynyscynhaiarn to Portmadoc at the urban district council's request. In 1934 part of the area was transferred to Dolbenmaen and a smaller area was taken in from Treflys, which was abolished. The urban district council changed
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#17327718191433224-487: The same Act. The principal areas of Wales are divided entirely into communities. Unlike in England, where unparished areas exist, no part of Wales is outside a community, even in urban areas . Most, but not all, communities are administered by community councils , which are equivalent to English parish councils in terms of their powers and the way they operate. Welsh community councils may call themselves town councils unilaterally and may have city status granted by
3286-516: The ship owners and sea captains. A School of Navigation was also built. Melin Yr Wyddfa ("Snowdon Mill") on Heol Y Wyddfa is a former flour mill built in 1862. A scheme of renovation and conversion to luxury flats began there, but has yet to reach completion. The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway , not to be confused with Welsh Highland Railway , is a three-quarter-mile (1.2 km) heritage railway. It includes an award-winning miniature railway,
3348-530: The town and the men who sailed them. The Cob is a prominent embankment built across the Glaslyn estuary in 1811 by William Madocks to reclaim land at Traeth Mawr for agriculture. It opened with a four-day feast and Eisteddfod celebrating the roadway connecting Caernarfonshire to Meirionnydd , which figured in Madocks's plans for a road from London to his proposed port at Porthdinllaen . Three weeks later,
3410-400: The town's prosperity. It supplied slate-working machinery and railway equipment to all but one of the slate quarries operating in England and Wales. A lucrative sideline was the production of drains and manhole covers for Caernarfonshire 's roads. Porthmadog is a mainly Welsh-speaking community: 74.9 per cent of the inhabitants speak it regularly. The highest proportion of Welsh speakers is in
3472-551: The urban areas of the cities of Cardiff , Swansea and Newport do not have community councils. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census , there were 869 communities in Wales. 84 percent, or more than 730, have a council. They vary in size from Rhayader with an area of 13,945 hectares (34,460 acres) to Cefn Fforest with an area of 64 hectares (160 acres). They ranged in population from Barry with 45,053 recorded inhabitants to Baglan Bay with no permanent residents. The twenty-two principal area councils are required to review
3534-400: The way the matter had been handled. Tremadog , a planned settlement 0.9 miles (1.4 km) north of Porthmadog, was built on land reclaimed from Traeth Mawr by William Madocks . In 1805 the first cottages appeared in what Madocks called Pentre Gwaelod ("Bottom Village"), which was designed to give an impression of a borough , with a central Town Hall and Dance Room. Industry included in
3596-425: Was 4,185 in the 2011 census and was put at 4,134 in 2019. It grew in the 19th century as a port for local slate , but as the trade declined, it continued as a shopping and tourism centre, being close to Snowdonia National Park and the Ffestiniog Railway . The 1987 National Eisteddfod was held there. It includes nearby Borth-y-Gest , Morfa Bychan and Tremadog . Porthmadog came about after William Madocks built
3658-504: Was abolished in 2003 when the Welsh Assembly Government bought the Cob. Pen Cei, to the west of the harbour was a centre of the harbour's commercial activities. Boats were built and repaired. There were slate wharves for each quarry company with tracks connecting to the railway. Bron Guallt, built in 1895, was the Oakeley Quarry shipping agent's house. Grisiau Mawr ("Big Steps") connected the quay to Garth and houses were built for
3720-411: Was built in 1862 as a staging post on the turnpike road to Porthdinllaen . The arrival of the railway five years later brought rising numbers of tourists, and the hotel soon became famous for its liveried carriage and horses to take guests to local sightseeing spots. The building is of Ffestiniog slate; the original stone and slate fireplaces remain. The War Memorial stands on top of Ynys Galch, one of
3782-619: Was developed for the salt cod industry in Newfoundland and Labrador . Shipbuilding came to an end in 1913, the last vessel built being the Gestiana , which was lost on its maiden voyage. In the 19th-century Porthmadog had at least three iron foundries. The Glaslyn Foundry opened in 1848, and the Union Iron Works in 1869. The Britannia Foundry, opposite Porthmadog Harbour Railway Station appeared in 1851 and grew rapidly with
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#17327718191433844-464: Was the main spoken language. Ysgol Eifionydd in Stryd Fawr is a bilingual comprehensive school for ages 11–16, founded about 1900. It has 484 pupils. At the last Estyn inspection, in 2006, 8 per cent of pupils were entitled to free school meals and Welsh was the main home spoken language of about 50 per cent. One per cent had an ethnic minority background. Porthmadog lies on the A487 trunk road between
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