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Ffestiniog is a community in Gwynedd in Wales, containing several villages, in particular the settlements of Llan Ffestiniog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It has a population of 4,875.〔(Office for National Statistics : ''Neighbourhood Statistics : Census 2011 : Gwynedd'' )〕 Ffestiniog was a parish in ''Cantref Ardudwy''; in 1284, Ardudwy became part of the county of Meirionnydd, which became an administrative county in 1888. The parish was created an urban district in 1894.〔(A Vision of Britain Through Time : ''Ffestiniog urban District'' ) Retrieved 12 January 2010〕 On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, ''Ffestiniog Urban District'' was abolished, becoming merged with other districts to form ''Meirionnydd District'', which was itself abolished in 1996. Ffestiniog became a community with an elected town council. Ffestiniog Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1893. The club closed at the end of March 2014.〔("Ffestiniog Golf Club" ), "Golf’s Missing Links".〕 == Toponymy == Celtic place-name in '' *-ākon'' "place of", then, "place belonging to, territory of" > Old Welsh ''-auc, -awg'' > Welsh ''-og''. The form ''-iog'' with an additional /i/ can be explained by the preceding element, which is a personal name ending with ''-i-us'' : ''Festinius''. The whole name should be '' *Festiniākon''. Probably same name as Festigny (France, e.g.: Festigny, Marne, ''Festiniacus'' in 853) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ffestiniog」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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