Garneddwen is a hamlet

Hamlet

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 in the south of the county of 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...

. It lies in the valley of the Afon Dulas

Afon Dulas

The Afon Dulas is a river forming the border between the counties of Gwynedd and Powys in Wales.Prior to local government reorganisation it formed the boundary between Sir Meirionnydd/Merionethshire and Sir Drefaldwyn/Montgomeryshire.-Route:It rises from a source in the hills above Aberllefenni...

 in the Meirionnydd

Meirionnydd

Meirionnydd is a coastal and mountainous region of Wales. It has been a kingdom, a cantref, a district and, as Merionethshire, a county.-Kingdom:...

 area.

It consists primarily of a single row of terraced houses, built for the workers at Aberllefenni Slate Quarry

Aberllefenni Slate Quarry

Aberllefenni Slate Quarry is the collective name of three slate quarries, Foel Grochan , Hen Chwarel and Ceunant Ddu, located in Aberllefenni, Gwynedd, North Wales. It was the longest continually operated slate mine in the world until its closure in 2003...

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Nearby is Fronwen, built as a family home by the quarry manager Robert Hughes (1813–1882) and his wife Jane (1822–1906). Their son Alfred William Hughes (1861–1900) Professor of Anatomy and Dean of the Faculty of Kings College London, whose monument stands on the outskirts of Corris, was born in this house in 1861

1861 in Wales

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, as were his three brothers Llywelyn, Charles (b.1859) and Arthur (1857–1918); the latter married future author Molly Thomas

Mary Vivian Hughes

Mary Vivian Hughes , usually known as Molly Hughes and published under M. V. Hughes, was a British educator and author....

 in 1897.

Garneddwen was a station on the narrow gauge

Narrow gauge

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 Corris Railway

Corris Railway

The Corris Railway is a narrow gauge preserved railway based in Corris on the border between Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire in Mid-Wales....

. This should not be confused with the main-line Garneddwen Halt

Garneddwen Halt railway station

Garneddwen Halt in Merioneth , Wales, was formerly a station on the Great Western Railway Ruabon to Barmouth line. It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965....

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The Roman road

Roman road

The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...

 between northern and southern Roman Wales, Sarn Helen

Sarn Helen

right|thumb|250px|A section of Sarn Helen near Betws-y-coed.Sarn Helen was a Roman road in Wales, running from Aberconwy in the north to Carmarthen in the south.It was some 160 miles in length...

, probably ran through the hamlet.