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{{Infobox town
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|name=Tremadog
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|county=Caernarfonshire
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|picture=The Square At Tremadog - geograph.org.uk - 683693.jpg
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|picture caption=The Square, Tremadog
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|os grid ref=SH562400
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|latitude=52.938355
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|longitude=-4.140734
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|population=
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|post town=
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|postcode=LL49
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|dialling code=
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|LG district=Gwynedd
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'''Tremadog''' (formerly '''Tremadoc''') is a village on the outskirts of [[Porthmadog]], in [[Caernarfonshire]]. It was a planned settlement, founded by William Madocks, who bought the land in 1798. The centre of Tremadog was complete by 1811 and remains substantially unaltered.
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The village stands just north of Porthmadog and today is the smaller of the two, but Tremadog predates Porthmadog; the harbour around which the latter grew was created by the scouring out of the new channel by the [[River Glaslyn]] when diverted by William Maddocks to reclaim [[Traeth Mawr]] and build his village.
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Tremadog is a thriving Welsh speaking village, where the language is in everyday use. It hosted an unofficial Eisteddfod event in 1872.
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==See also==
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*[[Tremadog Bay]]
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==Outside links==
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{{commons}}
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*[http://www.tremadog.org.uk/content/14.php A brief history of Tremadog]
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*{{geograph|3491361|Tremadog}}
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==References==
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{{Reflist|2}}
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===Books===
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*{{cite book
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  |last=Beazley |first=Elisabeth
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  |title=Madocks and the Wonder of Wales
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  |location=London
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  |publisher=Faber and Faber
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  |year=1967
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  |asin=B0013IWZYW
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  |ref=harv}}
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*{{cite book
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  |last=CCT
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  |title=Tremadog - Historic Planned Town
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  |url=http://tremadog.org.uk/content/55.php
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  |publisher=Cyfeillion Cadw Tremadog
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  |date=July 2008
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  |ref=harv}}
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*{{cite book
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  |title=The Illustrated History of Canal & River Navigations (3rd edition)
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  |last=Paget-Tomlinson |first=Edward
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  |year=2006
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  |publisher=Landmark Publishing
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  |isbn=1-84306-207-0
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  |ref=harv}}

Revision as of 22:04, 29 August 2013

Tremadog
Caernarfonshire
The Square At Tremadog - geograph.org.uk - 683693.jpg
The Square, Tremadog
Location
Grid reference: SH562400
Location: 52°56’18"N, 4°8’27"W
Data
Postcode: LL49
Local Government
Council: Gwynedd

Tremadog (formerly Tremadoc) is a village on the outskirts of Porthmadog, in Caernarfonshire. It was a planned settlement, founded by William Madocks, who bought the land in 1798. The centre of Tremadog was complete by 1811 and remains substantially unaltered.

The village stands just north of Porthmadog and today is the smaller of the two, but Tremadog predates Porthmadog; the harbour around which the latter grew was created by the scouring out of the new channel by the River Glaslyn when diverted by William Maddocks to reclaim Traeth Mawr and build his village.

Tremadog is a thriving Welsh speaking village, where the language is in everyday use. It hosted an unofficial Eisteddfod event in 1872.

See also

Outside links

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("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Tremadog)

References

Books