Arfon

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Arfon is a historic region and former district in northwest Wales, centered around the area opposite Anglesey and including parts of the county of Gwynedd.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Arfon canonical 8

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative district
historic region
administrativeStatus former local government district
borders Snowdonia
contains Bangor
Bethesda
Bontnewydd
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
surface form: Caernarfon

Deiniolen
Llanberis
Llanberis Pass
Llanrug
Penygroes
Rhiwlas
Y Felinheli
part of the Menai Strait coast
country Wales
etymology Welsh words meaning "opposite Anglesey" or "facing Anglesey"
formerDistrictOf Gwynedd Council
surface form: Gwynedd County Council
governingCouncilNow Gwynedd Council
hasCoastlineOn Menai Strait
hasNameOriginLanguage Welsh
hasUrbanCentre Bangor
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
surface form: Caernarfon
historicCounty Caernarfonshire
historicSignificance traditional Welsh heartland
languageMajority Welsh
locatedIn Gwynedd
north-west Wales
surface form: northwest Wales
locatedOn mainland Wales
locatedOpposite Anglesey
notableFeature includes parts of Snowdonia National Park
proximity to Anglesey across the Menai Strait
regionNameUsedFor Senedd constituency of Arfon
UK Parliament constituency of Arfon
regionOf north-west Wales
surface form: northwest Wales
regionType subdivision of Gwynedd
timePeriodAsDistrict 20th century

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bethesda region Arfon
subject surface form: Bethesda, Gwynedd
Bethesda parliamentaryConstituency Arfon
subject surface form: Bethesda, Gwynedd
Bethesda seneddConstituency Arfon
subject surface form: Bethesda, Gwynedd