Groeslon
Groeslon
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|---|---|
 Groeslon Post Office | |
  Groeslon Location within Gwynedd | |
| Population | 880 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SH472558 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CAERNARFON |
| Postcode district | LL54 |
| Dialling code | 01286 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Groeslon (ⓘ; sometimes Welsh: Y Groeslon, 'the crossroads') is a small village in the community of Llandwrog in Gwynedd, Wales. The population was 880 at the 2011 census.[1]
Nearby villages are Penygroes, Carmel and Dinas. The village lies approximately five miles south of Caernarfon. It has one primary school in the centre of the village, Ysgol Bro Llifon.[2] There are no secondary schools; most secondary age pupils go to Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle in Penygroes.
Groeslon was by-passed in 2002 by the A487 road, a trunk road which cost around £12 million to complete. A bat bridge was constructed in 2010 to guide lesser horseshoe bats across the road.[3]
Formerly an agricultural and slate mining village, Groeslon is now expanding as a commuter village for the surrounding towns, especially Caernarfon and Bangor. Its initial growth came as a result of the construction of the LMS railway in 1867. Groeslon railway station closed in December 1964.[4] The railway line is now part of the national cycle route.
In the village there is one pub, the Tafarn Pennionyn.[5]
At the bottom of the village, bordering the A487, a huge wall is visible. This is the wall to the Glynllifon estate, formerly the seat of Lord Newborough, which is now a country park and a campus of Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor specialising in land-based courses including agriculture, animal studies and veterinary nursing.[6]
Groeslon is covered by a neighbourhood policing team based in Penygroes.
Governance
[edit]For elections to Gwynedd Council, Groeslon is an electoral ward. This ward extends beyond the confines of Groeslon village, and the total population taken at the 2011 Census was 1,695.[7]
Historically, Groeslon was part of Caernarfonshire until the creation of Gwynedd in 1974.
Notable residents
[edit]- Welsh author Eirug Wyn until his death in 2004.
- The dramatist John Gwilym Jones (1904–1988)
- Poet Tom Huws.
- Llion Iwan, Welsh documentary journalist/producer and author.
- 'The Laughing Postman' Arwel Jones.
- Novelist Menna Medi
Bibliography
[edit]Hanes Y Groeslon (History of Groeslon) available from public libraries: [1]
References
[edit]- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Groeslon population (1119885606)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Ysgol Gynradd Bro Llifon Primary School". www.ysgolbrollifon.cymru. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Groeslon bat bridge cost is still an issue". BBC News. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "The Official Nantlle Valley Website > Y Groeslon Village History > A short history of Groeslon". www.nantlle.com. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Tafarn Pennionyn, Groeslon". The Tafarn Pennionyn. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Glynllifon". Grŵp Llandrillo Menai. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
External links
[edit]
- Dyffryn Nantlle website (with section on Groeslon, including postcards and photos)
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Groeslon and surrounding area
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