Ffestiniog

/ fɛsˈtɪnjɒɡ /

noun

1. a town in N Wales, in Gwynedd: tourist attractions include former slate quarries and a narrow-gauge railway at nearby Blaenau Ffestiniog. Pop: 4830 (2001)

Example Sentences

Transport for Wales said trains between Llandudno, Conwy county, and Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd were cancelled.

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Jon is now planning to expand the project further into north Wales after receiving a commission to work in the Blaenau Ffestiniog area with young people, reflecting on the landscape.

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Jack Darbyshire grew up in the quarrying town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, watching a community awash with poverty as the slate industry slowly collapsed after World War One.

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"I didn't think anything of it because it was a friend of a friend," said Sian, from Blaenau Ffestiniog.

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A further two properties were targeted on 13 December 1979, with three more in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, the next day.

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