Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales Genealogy

Wales Caernarfonshire  Caernarfonshire Parishes  Beddgelert

History
Beddgelert, parish and villlage, on borders of Carnarvonshire and Merioneth, 4 miles S. of Rhyd-ddu ry. statrion and 13 miles SE. of Carnarvon, 26,716 acres, population 1330; P.O. The village, 6 miles S. of Snowdon, is situated amid fine mountain scenery, and is a starting-point for tourists. Coaches run in connection with the trains at Rhyd-ddu. Beddgelert signifies "The Grave of Gelert," Llewellyn's hound, which, tradition says, was buried here. (John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)) For more information see Beddgelert, Caernarvonshire at genuiki.org.uk

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