Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Festiniog

Festiniog, town and par. with ry. sta., Merioneth, in valley between rivers Dwyryd and Cynfael, 16 miles SW. of Llanrwst, 16,456 ac., pop. 11,274; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday; has slate quarries.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town and parish with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Ffestiniog AP/CP       Merionethshire AncC
Place: Ffestiniog

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