Ffestiniog
Community in Gwynedd, Wales
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::summary Community in Gwynedd, Wales ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Wales |
| coordinates | |
| official_name | Ffestiniog |
| population | 4,875 |
| population_ref | (2011) |
| static_image_name | Blaena' and the Moelwynion hills from the quarrymen's path to Bowydd Quarry - geograph.org.uk - 581860.jpg |
| static_image_caption | Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| static_image_alt | |
| static_image_2_alt | |
| unitary_wales | Gwynedd |
| lieutenancy_wales | Gwynedd |
| constituency_welsh_assembly | Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
| constituency_westminster | Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
| community_wales | Ffestiniog |
| postcode_district | LL41 |
| postcode_area | LL |
| post_town | BLAENAU FFESTINIOG |
| dial_code | 01766 |
| area_total_km2 | 56.99 |
| os_grid_reference | SH705455 |
| module | [[File:Wales Gwynedd Community Ffestiniog map.svg |
| Map of the community | |
| :: |
| country = Wales | coordinates = | official_name = Ffestiniog | welsh_name = | population = 4,875 | population_ref = (2011) | static_image_name = Blaena' and the Moelwynion hills from the quarrymen's path to Bowydd Quarry - geograph.org.uk - 581860.jpg | static_image_caption = Blaenau Ffestiniog | static_image_alt = | static_image_2_name = | static_image_2_width = | static_image_2_caption = | static_image_2_alt = | unitary_wales = Gwynedd | lieutenancy_wales = Gwynedd | constituency_welsh_assembly = Dwyfor Meirionnydd | constituency_westminster = Dwyfor Meirionnydd | community_wales = Ffestiniog | postcode_district = LL41 | postcode_area = LL | post_town = BLAENAU FFESTINIOG | dial_code = 01766 | area_total_km2 = 56.99 | os_grid_reference = SH705455 | cardiff_distance = | module= [[File:Wales Gwynedd Community Ffestiniog map.svg|240px]] Map of the community
Ffestiniog (; ) is a community in Gwynedd, Wales, containing several villages, in particular the settlements of Llan Ffestiniog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It has a population of 4,875.
History
Ffestiniog was a parish in Cantref Ardudwy; in 1284, Ardudwy became part of the county of Merionethshire, which became an administrative county in 1888. Mary Evans (1735–89) founded a sect in Ffestiniog around 1780, whose believers held that she had married Christ in a ceremony held in Ffestiniog church. The sect soon died out after her death. The parish was created an urban district in 1894. On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, Ffestiniog Urban District was abolished, becoming merged with other districts to form Meirionnydd District, which was itself abolished in 1996. Ffestiniog became a community with an elected town council.
Ffestiniog Golf Club was founded in 1893. The club closed at the end of March 2014.
Toponymy
Celtic place-name in *-ākon "place of", then, "place belonging to, territory of" Old Welsh -auc, -awg Welsh -og. The form -iog with an additional /i/ can be explained by the preceding element, which is a personal name ending with -i-us : Festinius. The whole name should be *Festiniākon. Probably same name as Festigny (France, e.g.: Festigny, Marne, Festiniacus in 853). A Roman Inscription in Chester honours Lucius Festinius Probus; Chester was the main Roman base for North Wales, so this is probably he.
References
References
- {{Cite Dictionary.com. ffestiniog
- {{Cite Collins Dictionary. ffestiniog
- "Office for National Statistics : ''Neighbourhood Statistics : Census 2011 : Gwynedd''".
- "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
- Jenkins, Robert Thomas. (1959). "EVANS, MARY".
- link. (4 June 2011 Retrieved 12 January 2010)
- [https://www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk/index.php/wales-64/1455-wales-ffestiniog-golf-club "Ffestiniog Golf Club"], "Golf’s Missing Links".
- "RIB 537. Funerary inscription for Lucius Festinius Probus {{!}} Roman Inscriptions of Britain".
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