Pensarn, Gwynedd

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Pensarn
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Pensarn
Location within Gwynedd
OS grid reference SH577279
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HARLECH
Postcode district LL46
Dialling code 01341
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52°49′44″N4°06′40″W / 52.829°N 4.111°W / 52.829; -4.111

Pensarn (or Pen-sarn) is a small village in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd, Wales. It is situated on the coastal road between Llanbedr and Harlech.

Pensarn railway station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway. The Christian Mountain Centre (CMC) is housed in the old Pensarn Wharf buildings.


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