Tremadog
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| Tremadog | |
| Caernarfonshire | |
|---|---|
 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.
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Books
- Beazley, Elisabeth (1967). Madocks and the Wonder of Wales. London: Faber and Faber.
- CCT (July 2008). Tremadog - Historic Planned Town. Cyfeillion Cadw Tremadog. http://tremadog.org.uk/content/55.php.
- Paget-Tomlinson, Edward (2006). The Illustrated History of Canal & River Navigations (3rd edition). Landmark Publishing. ISBN 1-84306-207-0.
