| Tregarth | |
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 St Mary's Church, Tregarth | |
  Tregarth Location withinGwynedd | |
| Population | 1,307 |
| OS grid reference | SH603678 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BANGOR |
| Postcode district | LL57 |
| Dialling code | 01258 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| 53°11′20″N4°05′28″W / 53.189°N 4.091°W /53.189; -4.091 | |
Tregarth is a village between the town ofBethesda and thecity ofBangor inGwynedd,North Wales. It is inLlandygaiCommunity. It had a population of over 1,300 as of the 2011 census.[1]
The village grew around the localslate industry, with many houses being built to house quarry workers and their families. The village is renowned for a street of houses that were built by Lord Penrhyn, proprietor of thePenrhyn Quarry and occupier ofPenrhyn Castle, to accommodate the workers that refused tostrike during the Penrhyn Lockout of 1900–1903.[2] The street, Tanrhiw Road, was known locally as 'Stryd y Gynffon' (Traitor's Row or Tail Terrace) and was one of the first main settlements in the village based alongside the farmsteads of Ty'n Clawdd, Tanrhiw Isaf and Tahrhiw Uchaf.
Tregarth has apopulation of around 1,300 people, of whom around 80% consider theWelsh language their first language.
The village is the birthplace ofIfor Williams,Ifor Bowen Griffith, T. Gwynn Jones[3] and actorJohn Ogwen. Tregarth is also home to sculptorAnn Catrin Evans.[4]
Tregarth has its ownprimary school, chapel (Shiloh),parish church (Santes Fair, St Mary's) and community centre which is the venue for many village activities such as Ysgol Feithrin (nursery school), Youth Club, Clwb yr Henoed (Senior Citizens Club) andSnooker Club. Thepublic house, Pant yr Ardd, was closed and put up for sale in June 2014. It was bought by an unknown source and is re-opened in December 2014.
Owing to Bethesda's industrial heritage, Tregarth has tworailway lines running through its centre, one theBethesda Branch Line (London and North Western Railway) which was closed in 1963 and the other The Narrow GaugePenrhyn Quarry Railway Line which was used to transport slate from the Penrhyn Quarries toPort Penrhyn and was closed in 1962. There was astation on the Bethesda Branch which opened in 1884 and closed in 1963. These lines have since been converted to theLôn Las Ogwencycle path as part ofSustransLôn Las Cymru cycle route 5[5] and take the cyclist on a journey from theNant Ffrancon Pass winding through Tregarth down along theRiver Cegin towardsBangor andPort Penrhyn. An hourly bus service into the town is provided byArriva Buses Wales.
The Moelyci Environmental Centre (Canolfan Amgylcheddol Moelyci) can also be found on the outskirts of Tregarth; it is a community-based centre which specialises in the practice and teaching ofsustainability.[6] The centre runs many open days and activities and welcomes visitors.
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