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 Porthmadog F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Porthmadog F.C. (CPD (Clwb Pêl Droed) Porthmadog) is a football team, playing in the League of Wales.
The club was founded in 1884 and plays at Y Traeth, Porthmadog, which accommodates 2000 spectators (500 seated).
In 1992, Porthmadog became inaugural members of the League of Wales, but they were relegated back to the Cymru Alliance at the end of the 1997-98 season.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porthmadog_F.C.   (260 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Porthmadog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Porthmadog, (Pronounced Port Madock), known locally as Port, is a small coastal town located in Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, traditionally part of Caernarfonshire.
Porthmadog came into existence after William Madocks built a long seawall, called the Cob, to reclaim a large amount of land from the sea for agricultural use.
Today, Porthmadog has termini for the Ffestiniog Railway at the south of the town, and for the Welsh Highland Railway(Porthmadoc), on the old main line sidings.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=Porthmadog   (447 words)

  
 Welcome to Porthmadog in North Wales
A harbour town situated on the Glaslyn Estuary, Porthmadog is rich in maritime history and is an excellent base for touring the surrounding area.
It was in 1832 that an Act of Parliament allowed the construction of the railway from Porthmadog to near Ffestiniog and opened to freight traffic on April 20th 1836.
Portmeirion is halfway between Porthmadog and Penrhyndeudraeth and located on a rugged cliff top on its own private peninsula overlooking Cardigan Bay and is surrounded by subtropical woodlands and miles of sandy beaches.
www.porthmadog.com   (1394 words)

  
 Erthylglau CPD Porthmadog Articles
Two years ago Porthmadog had slid into serious debt and were in danger of falling through the League of Wales trapdoor.
Hawkins appointed Meilir Owen as his assistant, but Porthmadog's problems were just beginning as debts had escalated to £18,000 and the club was unsure whether it could finish the season.
Porthmadog's 4-0 defeat was their heaviest of the season but Hawkins still wore a smile, which grew wider in midweek as wealthy neighbours Bangor were held to a goalless draw at Farrar Road.
www.geocities.com /port_fc/mad.htm   (940 words)

  
 Porthmadog Station
Porthmadog terminus, seen from the far side of the adjacent standard gauge railway.
The train waiting to depart consists, from left to right, of: the 1902 ex-Vale-of-Rheidol brake van, the historic 1891 Gladstone Carriage, the 1987 Eisteddfod Carriage, and 1980 Open Coach No. 3.
Porthmadog Station, as would be seen by an arriving train.
www.whr.co.uk /gallery/porthmadog   (633 words)

  
 Porthmadog Town Guide Online
Welcome to Porthmadog, the base from which to explore Snowdonia, the gateway to the country’s breathtaking National Park covering 840 square miles with its purple tipped mountains and forests.
Porthmadog is a bustling town full of individual shops and places to eat.
It has a strong and proud heritage and community; Welsh is commonly spoken and its people are warm and friendly.
www.porthmadog.co.uk   (302 words)

  
 pmadoc
Previous to the construction of the "cob" embankment in 1812 (and the subsequent development of Porthmadog) ships were built in various locations around "Traeth Mawr" and "Traeth Bach" Several of the shipbuilders, shipwrights and carpenters from the Meirioneth side moved to the new port.
A list of most of the ships that called Porthmadog their home port (some were built in Pwllheli or Nefyn) was compilled by Emrys Hughes.
This was the name (deservedly) given to a type of schooner that developed at Porthmadog during the last days of sail.
freespace.virgin.net /r.cadwalader/maritime/pmadoc.htm   (1143 words)

  
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The commercial future of Porthmadog as a harbour began to decline with the arrival of the Cambrian Railway in 1867, offering an alternative means of transport to the growing industrial towns in England.
The last of Porthmadog’s fleet of ships had disappeared by 1945 ending with it an important chapter in the history of the town.
Another railway in Porthmadog is the Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) which takes visitors on the short trip to Pen-y-Mount.
www.nwt.co.uk /english/snowdonia/porthmadog.htm   (364 words)

  
 Royal Sportsman Hotel Home Page
The Royal Sportsman is Porthmadog's premier Hotel, the only full service quality 3* Hotel in Porthmadog with star ratings awarded by both the Welsh Tourist Board and the AA.
It is located in the centre of Porthmadog at the beginning of the high street; a town often described as the "Gateway to Snowdonia" where sea, beaches, town and magnificent countryside come together.
Porthmadog is the perfect location and base from which you can explore the Cambrian Coast, the Llyn Peninsula, Anglesey and the entire Snowdonia National Park
www.royalsportsman.co.uk   (270 words)

  
 What to See   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This little harbour town was created early in the 19th century when the local MP William Alexander Maddocks, built the 1 mile long embankment called the Cob across the Glaslyn estuary to reclaim 7,000 acres of land from the river's mud-flats.
The town's prosperity was founded on the slate trade; the output from the quarries of Blaenau Ffestiniog was brought to Porthmadog on the narrow-gauge Festiniog Railway and there loaded on to ships for destinations all over the world.
Now Porthmadog is a holiday centre for canoeing, sailing, rock-climbing, fishing and horse-riding.
www.criccieth.free-online.co.uk /cr35000.htm   (178 words)

  
 Walk #399: Harlech to Porthmadog
I am in two minds about whether the lovely walk along the beach was worth the hassle of getting back to the path, but what is done is done.
The Cob is an embankment nearly one and a half kilometres long, built by MP William Alexander Maddocks in the early nineteenth century.
We spent the night in a car park in the centre of Porthmadog, which was handy for some local pubs and other facilities.
www.britishwalks.org /walks/2003/399.php   (1948 words)

  
 Ffestiniog Railway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Of 1ft 11½in gauge, the Ffestiniog Railway was opened as a horse-drawn tramway in 1836 to transport slate from the Blaenau Ffestiniog quarries to the harbour at Porthmadog, the horses hauling the empty wagons to the top of the line, then riding down on the 'Dandy' wagon at the rear of the train.
Blaenau Ffestiniog is on the A470, the main trunk road between North and South Wales, and is served by buses from Llandudno and Dolgellau.
Porthmadog, Caernarfon and Dinas are located on the A487, the latter served by buses between Caernarfon and Pwllheli.
members.aol.com /Walesrails/fest.htm   (1415 words)

  
 Daily Post (Liverpool, England): Football: Port grab safety; WELSH PREMIER Porthmadog 3 Newi Cefn Druids 1 Williams' ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Football: Port grab safety; WELSH PREMIER Porthmadog 3 Newi Cefn Druids 1 Williams' men strike magic number as late goals sink nine-manNewi Everybody in the dressing room deserves an accolade for working their socks off -Jimmy Mullen To be fair, the lad was calm and composed and made a couple of good stops -Ken McKenna.(Sport)
PORTHMADOG destroyed nine-men Newi Cefn Druids with three goals in the last half-hour to bank the points which probably guarantee their Welsh Premier future.
Porthmadog impressed in the first half against full-strength Druids without enjoying due reward.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:113762479&refid=holomed_1   (251 words)

  
 Porthmadog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The idea of having a Porthmadog and Tremadog was conceived by William Alexander Maddocks.
He managed to create both places by reclaiming land between 1808 and 1811, by erecting an embankment across the estuary, at a cost of £60,000, a guinea an inch!!!.The embankment is known as the Cob.
The harbour was developed between 1821 and 1825,this was to cater for the slates that were brought down from the slate quarries at Blaenau Ffestiniog by narrow gauge rail to the harbour where they were exported to all parts of the world by sailing ships, many that were built at Porthmadog itself.
www.porthmadogfirestation.com /location.htm   (276 words)

  
 Overlooking Porthmadog Harbour: A self catering holiday in North Wales
The area is steeped in history and Porthmadog itself is famous as the slate port of the world and indeed still retains its links with the sea.
There is a wealth of activities all within easy reach of Porthmadog.
The village of Portmerion, an Italianate village is situated just 2 miles from Porthmadog.
www.cottageguide.co.uk /wharfhouse-3   (328 words)

  
 Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 683
This Order may be cited as the Porthmadog Harbour Revision Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.
[1] The functions of Cyngor Dosbarth Dwyfor (as harbour authority for the harbour of Porthmadog) were on 1st April 1996 transferred to the Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire County Council by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19).
On 2nd April 1996 the name of the council was, with the consent of the Secretary of State for Wales, changed to Gwynedd Council under section 74 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c.70) as amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Schedule 15, paragraph 20(6).
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1998/19980683.htm   (2073 words)

  
 The WHR route: Beddgelert to Porthmadog
Approaching Porthmadog the trackbed runs parallel for a distance with the existing WHR (Porthmadog) line operated by the WHR Ltd., passing its Pen y Mount station (not a station on the original line; the name comes from the adjacent farm).
The view is towards Porthmadog; trains for Harbour will pass to the left of the Pen y Mount station building in the middle distance, whereas the WHR(P) line runs to its right.
The route of the Porthmadog cross-town link with the Ffestiniog Railway's Harbour Station is mostly that of the Croesor Tramway, and passes through the largely non-residential north-eastern edge of the town.
www.bangor.ac.uk /ml/whr/route5.htm   (2669 words)

  
 Between Mountain and Seashore - Porthmadog to Aberystwyth - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, ...
Other attractions in the vicinity of Porthmadog on Tremadog Bay include the award-winning Lloyd George Memorial Museum and Highgate (his boyhood home) at Llanystumdwy, near Criccieth and Criccieth Castle with its striking 13th century twin-towered gatehouse on the headland.
Back at Porthmadog, the Porthmadog Maritime Museum on the harbour tells the story of the port in it's heyday as a major route for the export of slate in the 19th century.
From Porthmadog head South on the A496 for Barmouth, Barmouth Bay and the Cader Idris mountain range and around the Mawddach Estuary on the A496 for Dolgellau.
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /trlout/WALES3.html   (913 words)

  
 Ramblers Association: Walks in Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Porthmadog to Criccieth and return by public transport
A walk to discover Porthmadog''s notable harbour built between 1830 and 1840, the perfectly formed bay of Borth-y-Gest, the vast stretches of golden beach that form Black Rock Sands and the lovely town of Criccieth dominated by its 13th century castle.
You can get a bus or train back to Porthmadog from the end of each stage.
www.welshwalks.info /walksasp/routeSearchResult.asp?cboNearestTown=Porthmadog&cboGradeDesignator=anyGrade&cboInterestKeyWord=anyInterestItem   (140 words)

  
 Daily Post (Liverpool, England): FOOTBALL: Comeback ensures no end to Port woe; Port Talbot Town 3 Porthmadog 2 WELSH ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
PORTHMADOG slumped to their eighth defeat in a row, despite having led 2-1 with eight minutes to go.
Porthmadog manager Viv Williams lamented: ``It was a real choker because we certainly deserved to get something out of the game,after one of our most effective performances for some weeks.''
Dodds had first punished Porthmadog after 16 minutes.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:109650699&refid=holomed_1   (239 words)

  
 Ffestiniog One: Porthmadog Quay
Delegations from as far away as Russia and the United States all came to Porthmadog, and were escorted by Fairlie and the FR management through the shops and up the line to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
The Cob and the railway-- these two together created Porthmadog.
Begun as a land reclamation project by absentee English developer W.A. Madocks, the Cob diverted the course of the River Glaslyn and scoured out a natural harbor on the north end of the dam-- Port Madoc, later transliterated as Porthmadog.
www.steamsafari.com /wales/ffest/ffest1.htm   (575 words)

  
 Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) from WalesRails railways in Wales
Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) from WalesRails railways in Wales
Although the present-day journey is a short one, ultimately the WHR is part of the ambitious scheme to reopen the Welsh Highland Railway through the spectacular scenery of Snowdonia, from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, a project being undertaken in conjunction with the Ffestiniog Railway.
The railway is about 100 metres from Porthmadog station on the Cambrian coast line from Shrewsbury to Pwllheli, operated by Arriva Trains Wales.
members.aol.com /walesrails/whr.htm   (761 words)

  
 Porthmadog bed and breakfast, cottage and self catering accommodation, Porthmadog guest houses, hotels & other holiday ...
Porthmadog bed and breakfast, cottage and self catering accommodation, Porthmadog guest houses, hotels & other holiday accommodation and places to stay in Porthmadog.
Porthmadog holiday accommodation and places to stay including bed and breakfast (B&B) in Porthmadog, cottages, guest houses, hotels in Porthmadog, chalets, holiday lets, flats & apartments, camp sites & caravan parks.
Below are links to places to visit in and around Porthmadog, places to eat or drink at, in and around Porthmadog, along with useful shops, stores and outlets for while your holidaying or visiting in and around Porthmadog.
www.gocoastal.co.uk /resort_guides/porthmadog   (629 words)

  
 The Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog)
Porthmadog is a picturesque Welsh town situated 'in the corner' where the Lleyn peninsula meets the main welsh coast, a delightful tourist centre in its own right the town also boasts three railway stations.
The earliest and perhaps the most famous is the Ffestiniog Railway's Harbour Station but Porthmadog also has a Railtrack station linking it to the national rail network and, just across the road, the Welsh Highland Railway's new station.
The Welsh Highland is very much a railway in process of restoration, currently under a mile separates the railways headquarters from its more remote terminus at Pen y Mount farm but the rail journey, normally behind historic steam haulage, is well worthwhile.
www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk /rlywhr1.html   (301 words)

  
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Porthmadog and Borth-y-Gest Golf Club, as it was originally called, was opened in the very early 1900's probably being played by 1905.
Numerous changes and modifications have been carried out since those early days when members were expected to pay compensation for any grazing animals killed or injured by them.
Porthmadog Golf Club proudly celebrates 100 years of golf
www.porthmadog-golf-club.co.uk   (83 words)

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