Nebo, Gwynedd
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The local television broadcasting towerArfon transmitting station
The Arfon transmitting station is a facility for FM radio and television transmission at Nasareth, Caernarfon, Gwynedd in northwestern Wales . It includes a guyed mast with antennas attached at various heights. The mast is surmounted by a television transmitting antenna, which brings the total...
is on a mountain
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
and supplies most of the valley below, as well as a large part 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...
. Erected in 1963, it is currently the highest structure in Wales since the addition of a new antenna in 2008 slightly extended it to 317 metres .
Nebo has a primary school with currently
nearly 40 children ( Jan 2011 ), up from less than 20 children in 2006, therefore reversing the trend in many small Welsh villages for declining numbers, and is linked with its neighbouring smaller village Nazareth.
Nebo is mainly a small residential area now, as the chapel and post office have been sold in the last couple of decades.
There is still a play-area and a football pitch where school and community events are held. The village no longer has a youth club, which used to meet in the room above the school.
The population are largely Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
speakers.