Betws Garmon
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Coordinates: 53°04′48″N 4°09′47″W / 53.080°N 04.163°W
| Betws Garmon | |
| Welsh: Betws Garmon | |
 Betws Garmon
Betws Garmon shown within Gwynedd |
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| Population | 216 |
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| OS grid reference | SH547564 |
| Community | Betws Garmon |
| Principal area | Gwynedd |
| Ceremonial county | Gwynedd |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CAERNARFON |
| Postcode district | LL54 7 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
Betws Garmon is a community and small hamlet outside Waunfawr and near Beddgelert in Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population of 216.[1]
The summit of Snowdon lies within the community boundaries. Bryn Gloch has the newly reopened narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway passing alongside it.
Over the road from Bryn Gloch there is a parish church. Along the mountain you can see extensive slate workings.
Betws Garmon also has a park near it. Near the station there is a road which leads to Rhosgadfan. Up that road there is a footpath that leads to Y Fron. A river that flows through the hamlet is called Afon Gwyrfai.
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