Ffestiniog was a parish in CantrefArdudwy; in 1284, Ardudwy became part of the county of Merionethshire, which became an administrative county in 1888.[3]Mary Evans (1735–89) founded a sect in Ffestiniog around 1780, whose believers held that she had married Christ in a ceremony held in Ffestiniog church. The sect soon died out after her death.[4] The parish was created an urban district in 1894.[3] On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, Ffestiniog Urban District was abolished, becoming merged with other districts to form Meirionnydd District, which was itself abolished in 1996. Ffestiniog became a community with an elected town council.
Ffestiniog Golf Club was founded in 1893. The club closed at the end of March 2014.[5]
ToponymyEdit
Celtic place-name in *-ākon "place of", then, "place belonging to, territory of" > Old Welsh -auc, -awg > Welsh -og. The form -iog with an additional /i/ can be explained by the preceding element, which is a personal name ending with -i-us : Festinius. The whole name should be *Festiniākon. Probably same name as Festigny (France, e.g.: Festigny, Marne, Festiniacus in 853)
"FFESTINIOG". Black's Picturesque Guide to North Wales (20th ed.). London: Adam & Charles Black. 1891. pp. 194–197.
October 15, 2023
ffestiniog, welsh, pronunciation, community, gwynedd, wales, containing, several, villages, particular, settlements, llan, blaenau, population, blaenau, location, within, gwyneddarea56, population4, 2011, density86, grid, referencesh705455communityprincipal, a. Ffestiniog Welsh pronunciation is a community in Gwynedd in Wales containing several villages in particular the settlements of Llan Ffestiniog and Blaenau Ffestiniog It has a population of 4 875 1 2 FfestiniogBlaenau FfestiniogFfestiniogLocation within GwyneddArea56 99 km2 22 00 sq mi Population4 875 2011 Density86 km2 220 sq mi OS grid referenceSH705455CommunityFfestiniogPrincipal areaGwyneddPreserved countyGwyneddCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBLAENAU FFESTINIOGPostcode districtLL41Dialling code01766PoliceNorth WalesFireNorth WalesAmbulanceWelshUK ParliamentDwyfor MeirionnyddSenedd Cymru Welsh ParliamentDwyfor MeirionnyddList of places UK Wales Gwynedd 52 59 N 3 56 W 52 99 N 3 93 W 52 99 3 93 Contents 1 History 2 Toponymy 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditFfestiniog was a parish in Cantref Ardudwy in 1284 Ardudwy became part of the county of Merionethshire which became an administrative county in 1888 3 Mary Evans 1735 89 founded a sect in Ffestiniog around 1780 whose believers held that she had married Christ in a ceremony held in Ffestiniog church The sect soon died out after her death 4 The parish was created an urban district in 1894 3 On 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 Ffestiniog Urban District was abolished becoming merged with other districts to form Meirionnydd District which was itself abolished in 1996 Ffestiniog became a community with an elected town council Ffestiniog Golf Club was founded in 1893 The club closed at the end of March 2014 5 Toponymy EditCeltic place name in akon place of then place belonging to territory of gt Old Welsh auc awg gt Welsh og The form iog with an additional i can be explained by the preceding element which is a personal name ending with i us Festinius The whole name should be Festiniakon Probably same name as Festigny France e g Festigny Marne Festiniacus in 853 See also EditFestiniog and Blaenau Railway Ffestiniog power station Ffestiniog RailwayReferences Edit Office for National Statistics Neighbourhood Statistics Census 2011 Gwynedd Archived from the original on 22 September 2010 Retrieved 10 August 2009 Custom report Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics www nomisweb co uk Retrieved 31 July 2021 a b A Vision of Britain Through Time Ffestiniog urban District Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 January 2010 Jenkins Robert Thomas 1959 EVANS MARY Dictionary of Welsh Biography National Library of Wales Retrieved 23 March 2016 Ffestiniog Golf Club Golf s Missing Links External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ffestiniog Official website Festiniog Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed 1911 FFESTINIOG Black s Picturesque Guide to North Wales 20th ed London Adam amp Charles Black 1891 pp 194 197 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ffestiniog amp oldid 1057744782, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
