Groeslon
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| Population | 880 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] SH472558] |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CAERNARFON |
| Postcode district | LL54 |
| Dialling code | 01286 |
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| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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Groeslon (Audio file "Groeslon.ogg" not found; sometimes Template:Langx, 'the crossroads') is a small village in the community of Llandwrog in Gwynedd, Wales. The population was 880 at the 2011 census.[1]
Nearby villages are Penygroes, Carmel and Dinas. The village lies approximately five miles (8 km) south of Caernarfon. It has one primary school in the centre of the village, Ysgol Bro Llifon.[2] There are no secondary schools; most secondary age pupils go to Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle in Penygroes.
Groeslon was by-passed in 2002 by the A487 road, a trunk road which cost around £12 million to complete. A bat bridge was constructed in 2010 to guide lesser horseshoe bats across the road.[3]
Formerly an agricultural and slate mining village, Groeslon is now expanding as a commuter village for the surrounding towns, especially Caernarfon and Bangor. Its initial growth came as a result of the construction of the LMS railway in 1867. Groeslon railway station closed in December 1964.[4] The railway line is now part of the national cycle route.
In the village there is one pub, the Tafarn Pennionyn.[5]
At the bottom of the village, bordering the A487, a huge wall is visible. This is the wall to the Glynllifon estate, formerly the seat of Lord Newborough, which is now a country park and a campus of Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor specialising in land-based courses including agriculture, animal studies and veterinary nursing.[6]
Groeslon is covered by a neighbourhood policing team based in Penygroes.
Governance
For elections to Gwynedd Council, Groeslon is an electoral ward. This ward extends beyond the confines of Groeslon village, and the total population taken at the 2011 Census was 1,695.[7]
Historically, Groeslon was part of Caernarfonshire until the creation of Gwynedd in 1974.
Notable residents
- Welsh author Eirug Wyn until his death in 2004.
- The dramatist John Gwilym Jones (1904–1988)
- Poet Tom Huws.
- Llion Iwan, Welsh documentary journalist/producer and author.
- 'The Laughing Postman' Arwel Jones.
- Novelist Menna Medi
Bibliography
Hanes Y Groeslon (History of Groeslon) available from public libraries: [1]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ysgol Gynradd Bro Llifon Primary School". www.ysgolbrollifon.cymru. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Groeslon bat bridge cost is still an issue". BBC News. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Official Nantlle Valley Website > Y Groeslon Village History > A short history of Groeslon". www.nantlle.com. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tafarn Pennionyn, Groeslon". The Tafarn Pennionyn. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Glynllifon". Grŵp Llandrillo Menai. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
External links
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- Dyffryn Nantlle website (with section on Groeslon, including postcards and photos)
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Groeslon and surrounding area
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