Dinorwig
Village near Llanberis in Gwynedd, Wales
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::summary Village near Llanberis in Gwynedd, Wales ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Wales |
| official_name | Dinorwig |
| coordinates | |
| static_image_name | Bwthyn Congl-y-mynydd Cottage, Dinorwig - geograph.org.uk - 318495.jpg |
| static_image_caption | Bwthyn Congl-y-mynydd Cottage, Dinorwig |
| community_wales | Llanddeiniolen |
| unitary_wales | Gwynedd |
| constituency_welsh_assembly | Arfon |
| constituency_westminster | Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
| post_town | Caernarfon |
| postcode_district | LL55 |
| postcode_area | LL |
| dial_code | 01286 |
| os_grid_reference | SH592616 |
| :: |
| country = Wales | official_name = Dinorwig | welsh_name = | coordinates = | static_image_name = Bwthyn Congl-y-mynydd Cottage, Dinorwig - geograph.org.uk - 318495.jpg | static_image_caption = Bwthyn Congl-y-mynydd Cottage, Dinorwig | population = | population_ref = | community_wales = Llanddeiniolen | unitary_wales = Gwynedd | lieutenancy_wales = | constituency_welsh_assembly = Arfon | constituency_westminster = Dwyfor Meirionnydd | post_town = Caernarfon | postcode_district = LL55 | postcode_area = LL | dial_code = 01286 | os_grid_reference = SH592616
Dinorwig ( ; ; ), historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis, in Wales. The name is shared with the fort of Dinas Dinorwig, also within the community of Llanddeiniolen, on a foothill 6 km from Dinorwig village and 3 km from the Menai Strait and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of Y Felinheli. It lies around a mile from the larger settlement of Deiniolen.
Etymology
It is thought that the village was part of the territory of the pre-Roman Ordovices tribe. From mediaeval times it has been part of the township, now the community, of Llanddeiniolen. The element -orwig, -orweg has been thought to derive from the tribal name Ordovices; this idea was rejected by linguist Melville Richards for lack of a sufficiently early record of a form **Orddwig.*.
Facilities
Dinorwig is one of the main access points for Dinorwic quarry. It has a bus service to and from Caernarfon, with connecting services to and from Bangor at Deiniolen.
History
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Today, the village shares its name with a pumped storage hydroelectric power station, Dinorwig power station. The village is also the location of the Blue Peris Mountain Centre, a residential outdoor activities centre operated by Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council.
Part of the film Willow was shot in the disused Dinorwig Quarry, in June 1987.
References
References
- "English".
- A history of Wales from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest. John Edward Lloyd , M.A., Longmans Green & Co. 1911 p.119 "Dinorwig, which is found as Dinorddwig" https://www.library.wales/digital-exhibitions-space/digital-exhibitions/europeana-rise-of-literacy/history-books/a-history-of-wales-from-the-earliest-times-to-the-edwardian-conquest#?c=&m=&s=&cv=146&xywh=-1453%2C-1%2C5399%2C3766
- Some Welsh place-names containing elements which are found in Continental Celtic. In Études celtiques Année 1972 13-1 pp. 364–410 p. 377 Actes du quatrième congrès international d'études celtiques (Rennes 18-25 juillet 1971) Volume I. Linguistique celtique "A massive hill-fort and the name of a mediaeval township. Persistent attempts have been made to equate ''-orwig'', ''-orweg'' with the tribal name ''Ordovices'', but these must be rejected in the absence of an ''early'' Welsh form ''*Orddwig.'' In view of the obvious importance and extent of the hill-forts of ''Dinorben'' and ''Dinorwig'' we should perhaps begin to think of a possible element ''*dinor'', i.e. ''din'' + a collective suffix ''-or''. The elements ''byn/-ben'' and ''-weg/wig'' must remain conjectural." https://www.persee.fr/doc/ecelt_0373-1928_1972_num_13_1_1512
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