Dinorwig sometimes spelled Dinorwic (/dɪˈnɔːrwɪɡ/ din-OR-wig; ; Welsh: [dɪˈnɔrwɪɡ]), is a village located high above Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis, in Wales. The name is shared with the fort of Dinas Dinorwig, also within the community of Llanddeiniolen, on a foothill 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Dinorwig village and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the Menai Strait[1] and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of Y Felinheli.

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Dinorwig
Bwthyn Congl-y-mynydd Cottage, Dinorwig
Dinorwig Location within Gwynedd
OS grid reference	SH592616
Community	Llanddeiniolen
Principal area	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Caernarfon
Postcode district	LL55
Dialling code	01286
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Arfon
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Arfon
List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 53.135°N 4.114°W / 53.135; -4.114

Etymology

It is thought that the village was part of the territory of the pre-Roman Ordovices tribe. From mediaeval times it has been part of the township, now the community, of Llanddeiniolen. The element -orwig, -orweg has been thought to derive from the tribal name Ordovices;[2] this idea was rejected by linguist Melville Richards for lack of a sufficiently early record of a form *Orddwig..[3]

Facilities

Dinorwig is one of the main access points for Dinorwig Quarry. It has a bus service to and from Caernarfon, with connecting services to and from Bangor at Deiniolen.

History

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The village has a long history of slate quarrying. The Romans used local slate for the construction of Segontium, and slates from the valley were used in the construction of Caernarfon Castle. The main local quarry was the Dinorwic Quarry, which was worked from the late 1770s until 1969. After the First World War, cheaper alternative roofing materials became available and production at the quarry declined. This led to a decline in the fortune of the village itself and many moved away to nearby towns such as Bangor and Caernarfon.

Today, the village shares its name with a pumped storage hydroelectric power station, Dinorwig power station. The village is also the location of the Blue Peris Mountain Centre, a residential outdoor activities centre operated by Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council.

Part of the film Willow was shot in the disused Dinorwig Quarry, in June 1987.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dinorwig.

• Photos of Dinorwic and surrounding area, geograph.co.uk
• Blue Peris Mountain Centre, Dinorwig^{[permanent dead link]}