Garndolbenmaen
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Garndolbenmaen, known colloquially as Garn, is a village in the county of Gwynedd
, Wales
. It lies near the A487, approximately 6 miles north west of Porthmadog
, in the community
of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest villages are Dolbenmaen
and Bryncir. The Papur Bro
, the local Welsh language
paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring).
Blaen y Cae recording studios are located in the village, where Pep Le Pew
's album, Un tro yn y Gorllewin and the last album by Gwyneth Glyn
, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and musician Dyl Mei also lives in Garndolbenmaen.
Approximately 50 pupils attend Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, many pupils travel from nearby villages including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and Golan
. The number of pupils attending the school has remained consistent over the past 20 years.
Many of the old cottages in Garndolbenmaen have been turned into holiday homes.
There is a pub
om the village, the Cross Foxes. However at the turn of the 20th century there were several pubs including the Cross Pipes and Dafarn Faig, which is now occupied by the Hughes family, this was located on the "lôn gefn" (back road) leading to Bryncir.
The Gwynedd
county councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a member of the Liberal Democrats
, is the postmaster and runs a small shop.
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 near the A487, approximately 6 miles north west of Porthmadog
Porthmadog
Porthmadog , known locally as "Port", and historically rendered into English as Portmadoc, is a small coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, in Wales. Prior to the Local Government Act 1972 it was in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire. The town lies east of...
, in the community
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest villages are Dolbenmaen
Dolbenmaen
Dolbenmaen is a village and community in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, located in Eifionydd, of which it was the administrative centre until 1239. The community includes the villages of Bryncir, Cenin, Garndolbenmaen, Golan, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Penmorfa and Pentrefelin, and has a population of...
and Bryncir. The Papur Bro
Papur Bro
A Papur Bro is a Welsh language local community newspaper, produced by volunteers and generally published monthly. The first such publication was Y Dinesydd, established in Cardiff in April 1973. There are currently 58 Papurau Bro, produced throughout Wales....
, the local Welsh language
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...
paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring).
Blaen y Cae recording studios are located in the village, where Pep Le Pew
Pep Le Pew
Pep Le Pew were a five-piece Welsh-language hip-hop group that formed in Porthmadog, Gwynedd in 1999. Their first single, 'Y Mwyafrif' was released on Fitamin Un in 2001, and rapidly garnered critical acclaim; the band released their debut album, Y Da, Y Drwg ac Yr Hyll on their own laebl in 2002...
's album, Un tro yn y Gorllewin and the last album by Gwyneth Glyn
Gwyneth Glyn
Gwyneth Glyn is a Welsh language poet and musician.-Biography:Glyn was born in St David's Hospital in Bangor, and grew up at her family home in Llanarmon...
, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and musician Dyl Mei also lives in Garndolbenmaen.
Approximately 50 pupils attend Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, many pupils travel from nearby villages including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and Golan
Golan
Golan was a biblical city in Land of Israel. It was in the territory of Manasseh in the Bashan.Golan was the most northerly of the three cities of refuge east of the Jordan River . Manasseh gave this city to the Gershonite Levites .According to the Bible, the Israelites conquered Golan from the...
. The number of pupils attending the school has remained consistent over the past 20 years.
Many of the old cottages in Garndolbenmaen have been turned into holiday homes.
There is a pub
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
om the village, the Cross Foxes. However at the turn of the 20th century there were several pubs including the Cross Pipes and Dafarn Faig, which is now occupied by the Hughes family, this was located on the "lôn gefn" (back road) leading to Bryncir.
The 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...
county councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a member of the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
, is the postmaster and runs a small shop.