Aberangell
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Aberangell is a village
in Gwynedd
, Wales
named after the Welsh Folk-tale king Aberyn Angell .
It stands at the confluence
of the River Angell and the River Dyfi
and was the terminus of the narrow gauge
Hendre-Ddu Tramway
and also had a station on the Mawddwy Railway
. Aberangell has a very small population of around 100 people. Nearby Dolgellau
serves most of the village.
Royal Mail
announced the closure of Aberangell post office
in October 2008.
In 1993 and 2008 Aberangell won Calor Village of the Year
in Wales.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
named after the Welsh Folk-tale king Aberyn Angell .
It stands at the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of the River Angell and the River Dyfi
River Dyfi
The River Dyfi is a river in Mid Wales. The Dyfi estuary forms the border between the counties of Gwynedd and Ceredigion.- Source :...
and was the terminus of the narrow gauge
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
Hendre-Ddu Tramway
Hendre-Ddu Tramway
The Hendre-Ddu Tramway was an industrial narrow gauge railway built in 1867 to connect the Hendre-Ddu Slate quarry to Aberangell station on the Mawddwy Railway...
and also had a station on the Mawddwy Railway
Mawddwy Railway
The Mawddwy Railway was a rural line in the Dovey Valley in mid-Wales that connected Cemmaes Road and the Cambrian Railway with Dinas Mawddwy....
. Aberangell has a very small population of around 100 people. Nearby Dolgellau
Dolgellau
Dolgellau is a market town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the county town of the former county of Merionethshire .-History and economy:...
serves most of the village.
Royal Mail
Royal Mail
Royal Mail is the government-owned postal service in the United Kingdom. Royal Mail Holdings plc owns Royal Mail Group Limited, which in turn operates the brands Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide...
announced the closure of Aberangell post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
in October 2008.
In 1993 and 2008 Aberangell won Calor Village of the Year
Calor Village of the Year
The Calor Village of the Year comprised 4 annual competitions organised by gas provider Calor to identify the villages that best met the following criteria: "a well-balanced, pro-active, caring community which has made the best of local opportunities to maintain and enhance the quality of life for...
in Wales.