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| population = 4,875 |
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| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Assembly constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]] |
| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Assembly constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]] |
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| constituency_westminster = [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]] |
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| post_town = BLAENAU FFESTINIOG |
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| dial_code = 01766 |
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'''Ffestiniog''' is a [[community (Wales)|community]] in [[Gwynedd]] |
'''Ffestiniog''' ({{IPAc-en|f|ɛ|s|ˈ|t|ɪ|n|j|ɒ|ɡ}};<ref>{{Cite Dictionary.com|ffestiniog|access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Collins Dictionary|ffestiniog|access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> {{IPA-cy|fɛstˈɪnjɔg|-|Ffestiniog.ogg}}) is a [[community (Wales)|community]] in [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]], containing several villages, in particular the settlements of [[Llan Ffestiniog]] and [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]]. It has a population of 4,875.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790560 |title=Office for National Statistics : ''Neighbourhood Statistics : Census 2011 : Gwynedd'' |access-date=10 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922091920/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790560 |archive-date=22 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W04000063|access-date=2021-07-31|website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Ffestiniog was a parish in [[Cantref]] [[Ardudwy]]; in 1284, Ardudwy became part of the county of [[Merionethshire]], which became an administrative county in 1888.<ref name=VisionodBritain/> |
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[[Mary Evans (sect leader)|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.<ref>{{cite DWB|id=s-EVAN-MAR-1735 |last=Jenkins|first=Robert Thomas|year=1959 |title=EVANS, MARY|access-date=2016-03-23}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The parish was created an [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] in 1894.<ref name=VisionodBritain>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10128626 A Vision of Britain Through Time : ''Ffestiniog urban District''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604051154/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10128626 |date=4 June 2011 }} Retrieved 12 January 2010</ref> On 1 April 1974, under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], ''Ffestiniog Urban District'' was abolished, becoming merged with other districts to form [[Meirionnydd#District|Meirionnydd District]], which was itself abolished in 1996. Ffestiniog became a community with an elected town council. |
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== Toponymy == |
== Toponymy == |
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Celtic place-name in ''*-ākon'' |
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) |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*{{Official website|http://www.ffestiniog.org.uk/ }} |
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*{{cite book|chapter=FFESTINIOG|title=Black's Picturesque Guide to North Wales|year=1891|edition=20th|pages=194–197|location=London|publisher=Adam & Charles Black|url= |
*{{cite book|chapter=FFESTINIOG|title=Black's Picturesque Guide to North Wales|year=1891|edition=20th|pages=194–197|location=London|publisher=Adam & Charles Black|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3iINAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA194}} |
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Latest revision as of 14:21, 4 May 2024
Ffestiniog | |
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![]() Blaenau Ffestiniog | |
Location within Gwynedd | |
Area | 56.99 km2 (22.00 sq mi) |
Population | 4,875 (2011) |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SH705455 |
Gemeinschaft |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Land | Wales |
Sovereign state | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Post town | BLAENAU FFESTINIOG |
Postcode district | LL41 |
Dialling code | 01766 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Ffestiniog (/fɛsˈtɪnjɒɡ/;[1][2] Welsh pronunciation: [fɛstˈɪnjɔg] ) is a community in Gwynedd, Wales, containing several villages, in particular the settlements of Llan Ffestiniog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It has a population of 4,875.[3][4]
History
[edit]Ffestiniog was a parish in Cantref Ardudwy; in 1284, Ardudwy became part of the county of Merionethshire, which became an administrative county in 1888.[5] 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.[6] The parish was created an urban district in 1894.[5] 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.[7]
Toponymy
[edit]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)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ffestiniog". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "ffestiniog". CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "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]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Official website
- Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. .
- "FFESTINIOG". Black's Picturesque Guide to North Wales (20th ed.). London: Adam & Charles Black. 1891. pp. 194–197.