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DOLGELLEY (Dolgellau, dale of hazels)

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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 388 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DOLGELLEY (Dolgellau, See also:dale of hazels) , a See also:market See also:town and the See also:county town of Merionethshire, See also:North See also:Wales, situated on the streams Wnion and See also:Aran at the north See also:base of Cader Idris, on the See also:Cambrian and See also:Great Western See also:railways, 232 M. from See also:London. Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901) 2437. It consists of small squares and narrow streets, with a See also:free See also:grammar school (1665), market See also:hall, See also:assize hall, county See also:gaol, &c. The so-called See also:parliament See also:house (1404) of See also:Owen See also:Glendower's members has been demolished. There is some See also:trade in coarse See also:flannel and See also:tweed. Glendower'streaty with See also:Charles of See also:France (Owinus D.G. princeps Walliae.. . Datum aped Dolguelli . . . ) was dated here. The families of county See also:rank in the neighbourhood include those of Nannau, Hengwrt (the famous Hengwrt Welsh See also:MSS. are at Peniarth), Caerynwch, Fronwnion, Bron-y-gadair, Brynygwin, Brynadda, Abergwynnant, Garthangharad. The county See also:family, See also:Vaughan, claims descent from Rodric Fawr, See also:king of North Wales, Glendower's kinsman and enemy lived at Nannau. See also:Scott (Marmion, vi. See also:canto, See also:note) refers to the demon See also:oak at Nannau in 1813.

Among neighbouring hills are Moel Offrwm (or Orthrwm—of See also:

sacrifice or of oppression) and Moel Cynwch.

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