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Drws-y-Nant

Brithdir and LlanfachrethVillages in GwyneddWales geography stubs
Old Station House at Drws y Nant seen across a new section of the A494 geograph.org.uk 476111
Old Station House at Drws y Nant seen across a new section of the A494 geograph.org.uk 476111

Drws-y-Nant is a village in Gwynedd, Wales. It was formerly served by the Drws-y-Nant railway station but this closed in 1965.

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N 52.789 ° E -3.756 °
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LL40 2BE , Brithdir and Llanfachreth
Wales, United Kingdom
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Old Station House at Drws y Nant seen across a new section of the A494 geograph.org.uk 476111
Old Station House at Drws y Nant seen across a new section of the A494 geograph.org.uk 476111
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