Bontnewydd
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Bontnewydd is a small village
with a population of 1,165 located on the A487 road
3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Caernarfon
in Gwynedd
, Wales
, close to the river Gwyrfai, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from its outflow into Foryd Bay
.
It is served by Bontnewydd railway station
, an unstaffed halt on the Welsh Highland Railway
. The village has two small supermarket
s, an outdoor attraction called Gypsy Wood Park, a pub called The Newborough Arms and one school.
Bontnewydd was known as Bodallog prior to the new bridge being built
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
with a population of 1,165 located on the A487 road
A487 road
The A487 is a trunk road in Wales, running up the western side of the country from Haverfordwest in the south to Bangor in the north.It starts at Merlin's Bridge near Haverfordwest, from where it travels north west to St David's, then switches back north east through Fishguard, Cardigan, Aberaeron,...
3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Caernarfon
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
in Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, close to the river Gwyrfai, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from its outflow into Foryd Bay
Foryd Bay
Foryd Bay is a tidal bay in Gwynedd, Wales. It is located at the south-western end of the Menai Straits, about two miles south-west of Caernarfon. Several rivers flow into the bay and there are large areas of mudflats and salt marsh. A shingle spit partly blocks the mouth of the bay...
.
It is served by Bontnewydd railway station
Bontnewydd railway station
Bontnewydd is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway. The halt was opened on 31 May 1999 on the petition of the villagers of Bontnewydd and is between Caernarfon and Dinas on the Lôn Eifion cycle route. The train services are operated by the Festiniog Railway Company.-External...
, an unstaffed halt on the Welsh Highland Railway
Welsh Highland Railway
The Welsh Highland Railway is a long restored narrow gauge heritage railway in North Wales, operating from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, and passing through a number of popular tourist destinations including Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn Pass. At Porthmadog it connects with the Ffestiniog Railway...
. The village has two small supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
s, an outdoor attraction called Gypsy Wood Park, a pub called The Newborough Arms and one school.
Bontnewydd was known as Bodallog prior to the new bridge being built