Portmadoc
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Portmadoc is the former English name for Porthmadog, a coastal town in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, known historically for its maritime trade and as a gateway to Snowdonia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portmadoc canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exonym
ⓘ
former place name ⓘ |
| appliedTo | town of Porthmadog ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Porthmadog harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snowdonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
shipping
ⓘ
slate export ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Porthmadog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | coast ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a gateway to Snowdonia
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gwynedd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ northwest Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Porthmadog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Snowdonia National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tremadog Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historic county of Caernarfonshire ⓘ |
| region | Eifionydd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
Welsh maritime history
ⓘ
toponymy of Wales ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Porthmadog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spellingVariantOf | Porthmadog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | obsolete name ⓘ |
| transportRole | port town ⓘ |
| usedFor | coastal town ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Porthmadog