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Porthmadog, originally Portmadoc until 1972 and known locally as Port, is a coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, Wales, and the historic county Caernarfonshire. It lies 5 miles
Porthmadog Harbour was developed to export slate
William Madocks built a sea wall, the Cob, to reclaim Traeth Mawr for agriculture.
Tourist Information Centre and Y Ganolfan (Community Centre)
Tremadog is a planned settlement built by William Madocks on land reclaimed from Traeth Mawr.
Tremadog
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Tremadog is a village in the community of Porthmadog, in Gwynedd, north west Wales; about one mile north of Porthmadog town centre. It was a planned settlement, founded by William Madocks, who bought
Porthmadog
…to Snowdonia National Park and the Ffestiniog Railway. The 1987 National Eisteddfod was held there. It includes nearby Borth-y-Gest, Morfa Bychan and Tremadog. Porthmadog came about after William Madocks built a sea wall, the Cob, in 1808–1811 to reclaim much of Traeth Mawr from the sea for farming use…
St Mary's Church, Tremadog
Tremadog Town Hall
View of Tremadog Bay, from the vicinity of Harlech