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{{short description|Community in Gwynedd, Wales}}
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| country = Wales
| country = Wales
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| longitude = -3.93
| official_name = Ffestiniog
| official_name = Ffestiniog
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| population = 4,875
| population = 4,874
| population_ref = ''(2011)''
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| static_image_name = Blaena' and the Moelwynion hills from the quarrymen's path to Bowydd Quarry - geograph.org.uk - 581860.jpg
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| static_image_caption = Blaenau Ffestiniog
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| post_town = BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
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'''Ffestiniog''' is a [[community (Wales)|community]] in [[Gwynedd]] in [[Wales]], containing several villages, in particular the settlements of [[Llan Ffestiniog]] and [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]]. It has a population of 4,874.<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790560 Office for National Statistics : ''Neighbourhood Statistics : Census 2011 : Gwynedd'']</ref>
'''Ffestiniog''' ({{IPAc-en|f|ɛ|s|ˈ|t|ɪ|n|j|ɒ|ɡ}};<ref>{{Cite Dictionary.com|ffestiniog|access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Collins Dictionary|ffestiniog|access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> {{IPA-cy|fɛstˈɪnjɔg|-|Ffestiniog.ogg}}) is a [[community (Wales)|community]] in [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]], containing several villages, in particular the settlements of [[Llan Ffestiniog]] and [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]]. It has a population of 4,875.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$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>


==History==
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Ffestiniog was a parish in ''[[Ardudwy|Cantref Ardudwy]]''; in 1284, Ardudwy became part of the county of [[Merionethshire|Meirionnydd]], which became an administrative county in 1888. The parish was created an [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] in 1894.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10128626 A Vision of Britain Through Time : ''Ffestiniog urban District''] 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|Meirionnydd District]]'', which was itself abolished in 1996. Ffestiniog became a community with an elected town council.


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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Ffestiniog Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1893. Sadly, the club closed at the end of March 2014.<ref>[http://www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk/index.php/wales-64/1455-wales-ffestiniog-golf-club “Ffestiniog Golf Club”], “Golf’s Missing Links”.</ref>
[[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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Ffestiniog Golf Club was founded in 1893. The club closed at the end of March 2014.<ref>[http://www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk/index.php/wales-64/1455-wales-ffestiniog-golf-club "Ffestiniog Golf Club"], "Golf’s Missing Links".</ref>


== Toponymy ==
== Toponymy ==
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)
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==
==See also==
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*{{Official website|http://www.ffestiniog.org.uk/ }}
*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Festiniog |short=x}}
*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Festiniog |short=x}}
*{{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=http://books.google.com/books?id=3iINAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA194}}
*{{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
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Ffestiniog is located in Gwynedd
Ffestiniog
Ffestiniog
Location within Gwynedd
Area56.99 km2 (22.00 sq mi)
Population4,875 (2011)
• Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSH705455
Gemeinschaft
  • Ffestiniog
Principal area
Preserved county
LandWales
Sovereign stateVereinigtes Königreich
Post townBLAENAU FFESTINIOG
Postcode districtLL41
Dialling code01766
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd
52°59′N 3°56′W / 52.99°N 3.93°W / 52.99; -3.93

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

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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.[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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "ffestiniog". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "ffestiniog". CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Office for National Statistics : Neighbourhood Statistics : Census 2011 : Gwynedd". Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ffestiniog urban District Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 January 2010
  6. ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas (1959). "EVANS, MARY". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Ffestiniog Golf Club", "Golf’s Missing Links".
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