Portmeirion | |
Overview of the central plaza | |
OS grid reference | SH593376 |
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Community | Penrhyndeudraeth |
Principal area | Gwynedd |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
EU Parliament | Wales |
UK Parliament | Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
Welsh Assembly | Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
Portmeirion is a tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. The village is in the community of Penrhyndeudraeth. Its is next to the River Dwyryd. It was created and built by Clough Williams-Ellis. He created and built it between the years 1925 and 1975. He wanted it to look like an Italian village. A charity owns it. Many movies and television shows were filmed there, including The Prisoner.
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