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Penmaenpool
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Penmaenpool () is a hamlet on the south side of the estuary of the River Mawddach in Wales, near Dolgellau. A Grade II listed toll bridge provides access across the estuary for light vehicles.
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- Instance of
- hamlet
- Official name
- Penmaen-pŵl
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Dolgellau
- Image
- Penmaenpool-CadairIdris-02.jpg
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- Commons category
- Penmaenpool
- OS grid reference
- SH693184
- postal code
- LL40
- historic county
- Merionethshire
- P12749
- Mercedes-Benz
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Penmaenpool () is a hamlet on the south side of the estuary of the River Mawddach in Wales, near Dolgellau. A Grade II listed toll bridge provides access across the estuary for light vehicles.
== Points of interest == thumb|left|Penmaenpool toll bridge Penmaenpool toll bridge is a wooden toll bridge built in 1879 to replace a ferry crossing. It links the A493 running along the south bank of the Mawddach to the A496 running along the north. It is Cadw-registered and was Grade II listed in 1990. The bridge can only be used by vehicles under 2.5 tonnes, and around 200 crossings are made each day.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Penmaenpool” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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