Place:Waunfawr, Caernarvonshire, Wales

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NameWaunfawr
Alt namesWaun-fawrsource: alternate spelling
Waenfawrsource: old spelling
Waen-Fawrsource: variant of old spelling
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates53.111°N 4.206°W
Located inCaernarvonshire, Wales     ( - 1974)
Also located inGwynedd, Wales     (1974 - )
See alsoGwrfai Rural, Caernarvonshire, Walesrural district 1894-1974
source: Family History Library Catalog

NOTE: Waunfawr was also the name of a village which is now a northern suburb of Aberystwyth in the former county of Cardiganshire.


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Waunfawr (Welsh: gwaun + mawr, English: large moorland/meadow) is a large village and community (or parish), 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) SE of Caernarfon, near the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, Wales since 1974. The community had a population of 1,427 at the 2011 UK census, with a percentage of Welsh language speakers above age 3 was 79.5%.

Waunfawr is situated in the Gwyrfai (or Gwrfai) valley, on the A4085 road from Caernarfon to Beddgelert. Waunfawr railway station on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog adjoins the village.

The name Waunfawr was previously spelled Waenfawr or Waen-fawr, a garbled version corrected by common consent in 1994 consistent with the aims of the Welsh Language Society to maintain the Welsh language in its proper form throughout public signage and usage.

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