Rhyd Ddu
Rhyd Ddu | |
Rhyd Ddu |
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Population | 37 |
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OS grid reference | SH568485 |
Principal area | Gwynedd |
Ceremonial county | Gwynedd |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Caernarfon |
Postcode district | LL54 |
Dialling code | 01286 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
EU Parliament | Wales |
UK Parliament | Arfon |
Welsh Assembly | Arfon |
Coordinates: 53°03′14″N 4°08′10″W / 53.054°N 4.136°W
Rhyd Ddu is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is well known as a popular starting point for walks up Snowdon (via the Rhyd Ddu Path), Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge.
Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops of the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.
T. H. Parry-Williams, the poet, author and academic was born and raised at Rhyd Ddu. He twice won both the Chair and the Crown at the National Eisteddfod, in 1912 and 1915.
External links
- Walks from Rhyd Ddu and local information
- The Rhyd-Ddu and Y Garn Walk
- A blog about a model of Rhyd Ddu station and Fridd Isaf
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Rhyd Ddu and surrounding area
- Map sources for Rhyd Ddu