A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Llanberis, small town and par. with ry. sta., Carnarvonshire, in N. of co., on river Seiont, at head of Llanberis Pass, 10 miles SE. of Carnarvon, 10,431 ac., pop. 3033; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; the staple industry is slate-quarrying. Llanberis occupies a romantic site at the entrance of a long gorge leading up to Snowdon. The town consists of 2 parts (Old and New), and is a centre for mountain excursions, and especially for the ascent of Snowdon. Llanberis Pass, between the N. ridge of Snowdon and the S. side of Glyder Fawr, is one of the finest mountain defiles in the kingdom, and is traversed by a well-formed carriage road.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Llanberis AP/CP Caernarvonshire AncC |
| Place: | Llanberis |
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