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Kingdom of Gwynedd
kingdom in northwest Wales, 401–1283
Ordovices
right|thumb|300px|Tribes of Wales at the time of the Roman invasion. The modern Anglo-Welsh border is also shown, for reference purposes. The Ordovices (from ; Common Brittonic: *Ordowīces) were one of the Celtic tribes living in Great Britain before the Roman invasion. Their tribal lands were located in present-day North Wales and England, between the Silures to the south and the Deceangli to the north-east. Unlike the latter tribes that appear to have acquiesced to Roman rule with little resistance, the Ordovices fiercely resisted the Romans. They were eventually subjugated by the Roman gove
Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire (; , ), previously spelled Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It was located in the north-west of Wales.
Merionethshire
Merionethshire, or Merioneth ( or ''''), was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It was located in the north-west of Wales.
Dafydd ap Gruffudd
Prince of Wales and last independent ruler of Wales
Llanegryn
Llanegryn is a village and a community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It was formerly part of the historic county of Merionethshire (). It is located within Snowdonia () national park, south of the mountain range of the same name. Travelling by road, it is around north-east of Tywyn and south-west of Dolgellau. The nearest railway stations are at Tonfanau and Llwyngwril, both less than away.
Arfon
Parliamentary constituency in Wales, 2010-2024
Edeirnion
thumb|A map of Wales with Merionethshire highlighted. Edeirnion Rural District is the protrusion in the north east of Meirionnydd.|class=notpageimage
National Slate Museum
museum of the slate industry in Llanberis, North Wales, United Kingdom
Meirionnydd
thumb|250px|Map of Welsh '''''' is a coastal and mountainous region of Wales. It has been a kingdom, a , a district and, as Merionethshire, a county. It is currently a committee area within the county Gwynedd.
Thomas Assheton Smith
English landowner, sportsman and developer of the Welsh slate industry (1752-1828)
Fort Belan
Grade I listed building in Gwynedd
Caernarfon town walls
Grade I listed urban defence in Caernarfon, United Kingdom
Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn
British politician (1800–1886)
Caernarfon
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801-2010
District of Aberconwy
defunct administrative division of Gwynedd