Groeslon Explained

Country:Wales
Official Name:Groeslon
Welsh Name:Y Groeslon
Coordinates:53.078°N -4.28°W
Static Image Name:Groeslon Post Office - geograph.org.uk - 1062785.jpg
Static Image Caption:Groeslon Post Office
Population:880
Population Ref:(2011)
Community Wales:Llandwrog
Unitary Wales:Gwynedd
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Arfon
Constituency Westminster:Arfon
Post Town:CAERNARFON
Postcode District:LL54
Postcode Area:LL
Dial Code:01286
Os Grid Reference:SH472558

Groeslon (; Welsh: Y Groeslon, "the crossroads") is a small village in the community of Llandwrog in the Welsh traditional county of Caernarfonshire. Groeslon is administered by Gwynedd Council. The population was 880 at the 2011 census

Nearby villages are Penygroes, Carmel and Dinas. The village lies approximately five miles south of Caernarfon. It has one primary school in the centre of the village and no secondary schools. Most secondary school age pupils go to Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle in Penygroes.

Groeslon was by-passed in 2002 by the A487 road, a trunk road which cost around £12 million to complete. A bat bridge was constructed in 2010 to guide lesser horseshoe bats across the road.

Formerly an agricultural and slate mining village, Groeslon is now expanding as a commuter village for the surrounding towns, especially Caernarfon and Bangor. Its initial growth came as a result of the construction of the LMS railway in 1867. Groeslon railway station closed in December 1964. The railway line is now part of the national cycle route.

In the village there is one pub called the Penionyn.

At the bottom of the village, bordering the A487, a huge wall becomes visible. This is the wall to the Glynllifon estate, formerly the seat of Lord Newborough, which is now a country park and college (Meirion Dwyfor) specialising in land based industries, e.g. agriculture, equine studies and arboriculture.

Groeslon is covered by a Neighbourhood Policing Team based in Penygroes.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward extends beyond the confines of Groeslon Community and the total population taken at the 2011 Census was 1,695.[1]

Notable residents

Bibliography

Hanes Y Groeslon (History of Groeslon) available from public libraries: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL19834373M/Hanes_y_Groeslon

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ward population 2011. 15 May 2015.